1 // Copyright (C) 2003, 2008 Fernando Luis Cacciola Carballal.
2 // Copyright (C) 2016 Andrzej Krzemienski.
3 //
4 // Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
5 // License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
6 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
7 //
8 // See http://www.boost.org/libs/optional for documentation.
9 //
10 // You are welcome to contact the author at:
11 //  fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com
12 //  akrzemi1@gmail.com
13 
14 #ifndef BOOST_OPTIONAL_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_OPTIONAL_ALIGNED_STORAGE_AJK_12FEB2016_HPP
15 #define BOOST_OPTIONAL_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_OPTIONAL_ALIGNED_STORAGE_AJK_12FEB2016_HPP
16 
17 namespace boost {
18 
19 namespace optional_detail {
20 // This local class is used instead of that in "aligned_storage.hpp"
21 // because I've found the 'official' class to ICE BCB5.5
22 // when some types are used with optional<>
23 // (due to sizeof() passed down as a non-type template parameter)
24 template <class T>
25 class aligned_storage
26 {
27     // Borland ICEs if unnamed unions are used for this!
28     union
29     // This works around GCC warnings about breaking strict aliasing rules when casting storage address to T*
30 #if defined(BOOST_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_USE_ATTRIBUTE_MAY_ALIAS)
31     __attribute__((__may_alias__))
32 #endif
33     dummy_u
34     {
35         char data[ sizeof(T) ];
36         BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME type_with_alignment<
37           ::boost::alignment_of<T>::value >::type aligner_;
38     } dummy_ ;
39 
40   public:
41 
42 #if defined(BOOST_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_USE_ATTRIBUTE_MAY_ALIAS)
address() const43     void const* address() const { return &dummy_; }
address()44     void      * address()       { return &dummy_; }
45 #else
46     void const* address() const { return dummy_.data; }
47     void      * address()       { return dummy_.data; }
48 #endif
49 
50 #if defined(BOOST_OPTIONAL_DETAIL_USE_ATTRIBUTE_MAY_ALIAS)
51 	// This workaround is supposed to silence GCC warnings about broken strict aliasing rules
ptr_ref() const52 	T const* ptr_ref() const
53 	{
54 		union { void const* ap_pvoid; T const* as_ptype; } caster = { address() };
55 		return caster.as_ptype;
56 	}
ptr_ref()57 	T *      ptr_ref()
58 	{
59 		union { void* ap_pvoid; T* as_ptype; } caster = { address() };
60 		return caster.as_ptype;
61 	}
62 #else
ptr_ref() const63 	T const* ptr_ref() const { return static_cast<T const*>(address()); }
ptr_ref()64 	T *      ptr_ref()       { return static_cast<T *>     (address()); }
65 #endif
66 
ref() const67 	T const& ref() const { return *ptr_ref(); }
ref()68 	T &      ref()       { return *ptr_ref(); }
69 
70 } ;
71 
72 } // namespace optional_detail
73 } // namespace boost
74 
75 #endif // header guard
76