Proposal: Ban std::aligned_{storage,union}
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Peter Kasting
Jan 7, 2025, 8:00:57 PMJan 7
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I propose we ban std::aligned_storage and std::aligned_union.
These are part of C++11, but are deprecated in C++23 (i.e. will cause warnings, and thus errors, when we try to switch to C++23). I've removed all first-party use from the Chromium repo already and will be working on removing them from dependencies.
There's no real need for them (`alignas(T) char buf[sizeof(T)]` generally serves) and they are broken in a few ways, so I can't see this hurting anything.
PK
Elly
Jan 7, 2025, 8:11:40 PMJan 7
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+1 :)
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Alex Cooper
Jan 7, 2025, 10:00:55 PMJan 7
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Peter Boström
Jan 8, 2025, 12:52:55 AMJan 8
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+1, getting onto C++23 at some point seems useful.
Anton Bikineev
Jan 8, 2025, 4:44:01 PMJan 8
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+1, but perhaps we need a guideline to use aligned std::byte or (u)char instead.
Peter Kasting
Jan 8, 2025, 6:12:51 PMJan 8
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We ban std::byte, so char is the appropriate type. In the ban wording, I can direct people to this.
PK
Peter Kasting
Jan 13, 2025, 3:11:26 PMJan 13
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This seems unanimously supported, so I consider it approved.
PK
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