Visible to Intel only — GUID: GUID-EF127D16-40A3-4ABF-A187-DB586C32643D
Visible to Intel only — GUID: GUID-EF127D16-40A3-4ABF-A187-DB586C32643D
align_value
Provides the ability to add a pointer alignment value to a pointer typedef declaration.
Syntax
Windows: __declspec(align_value(alignment)) |
Linux: __attribute__((align_value(alignment))) |
Arguments
alignment |
Specifies the alignment (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256,...) for what the pointer points to. |
Description
This keyword can be added to a pointer typedef declaration to specify the alignment value of pointers declared for that pointer type.
It tells the compiler that the data referenced by the designated pointer is aligned by the indicated value, and the compiler can generate code based on that assumption. If this attribute is used incorrectly, and the data is not aligned to the designated value, the behavior is undefined.