On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 14:48:31 GMT, Maurizio Cimadamore <mcimadam...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> - Add linker note about packed structs. >> - Relax language a bit to avoid implying that only listed layouts are >> supported. > > src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/foreign/Linker.java line 247: > >> 245: * </ul> >> 246: * >> 247: * Linker implementations may optionally support additional layouts, >> such as 'packed' struct layouts. > > Optional: should we say what a packed struct layout is? E.g. make `packed` > italic. Then follow up with a sentence like: > > a packed struct is a struct in which there is at least one member layouts L > whose offsets does not respect L's natural alignment: <example> Yes, good idea ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16485#discussion_r1381939792
