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authorJohannes Stoelp <johannes.stoelp@gmail.com>2023-08-01 23:36:27 +0200
committerJohannes Stoelp <johannes.stoelp@gmail.com>2023-08-01 23:36:27 +0200
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c++: fix option example by laundering returned ptr
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-rw-r--r--src/development/c++/fwd-perfect.cc6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/development/c++/fwd-perfect.cc b/src/development/c++/fwd-perfect.cc
index 2fafc3e..15bf2b4 100644
--- a/src/development/c++/fwd-perfect.cc
+++ b/src/development/c++/fwd-perfect.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ struct option {
constexpr T& value() {
assert(m_has_val);
- return *reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_val);
+ // Placement new starts a new lifetime, launder pointer returned to the
+ // aligned storage.
+ //
+ // [1] https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/launder
+ return *__builtin_launder(reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_val));
}
private: