Hi Adithya, The representations are the same. You can do this. I do this somewhat often. Just avoid mutating in places where it could result in funky stuffs. This is usually pretty easy to spot.
Cheers, chessai On Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 12:59 Adithya Kumar <adi.obilise...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a use-case where I want to convert `ByteArray#` to > `MutableByteArray#` > without the copy overhead. > > Is the underlying memory structure of `ByteArray#` and `MutableByteArray#` > the > same? > > If I can guarantee that I won't mutate my `MutableByteArray#`, can I use > `unsafeCoerce#` on `ByteArray#` and treat it as `MutableByteArray#`? > > Best, > Adithya > _______________________________________________ > ghc-devs mailing list > ghc-devs@haskell.org > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs >
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