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Note that a C compiler can also be instructed by hints (directives added to the structure declaration), saying that the strict order of members is nor required, so it could reorder them by placing first the members with the largest alignement before placing others (possibly filling padding gaps left between members with larger alignment) So that structure could be compiled as if it was: ` struct /*compacting directive here*/ T { size_t y; (8 byte) bool x; (1 byte) bool z; (1 byte) (6 byte inserted padding for struct T) };`

Philippe Verdy
– Philippe Verdy

2020-10-10 17:40:50 +00:00
Commented Oct 10, 2020 at 17:40

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