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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8252584

HotSpot Style Guide should permit alignas

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    • Enhancement
    • Status: Resolved
    • P4
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 16
    • 20
    • hotspot
    • b26

    Description

      Add alignas to the permitted features set, but only for variables, not for classes. Classes have the problem that dynamic allocation is unaware of alignment restrictions. (That's fixed in C++17. Though we might be able to add it ourselves for our allocators.)

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          Enhancement - null JDK-8250269 Replace ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED with alignas

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved
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          Task - A task that needs to be done. JDK-8297852 Backout 8252584 for the time being

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-8297912 HotSpot Style Guide should permit alignas (Second Proposal Attempt)

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved
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          Commit Commit openjdk/jdk/22f5d014

          Review Review openjdk/jdk/11315

          Review Review openjdk/jdk/11404

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              kbarrett Kim Barrett
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