kees wrote:

> As @apple-fcloutier @rapidsna noted this is how `-fbounds-safety` is 
> currently implemented (because its much simpler) but it is a restriction that 
> could be lifted in future by only requiring `struct bar` to be defined at the 
> point that `foo::bar` is used rather than when the `__counted_by` attribute 
> is applied. Given that this PR is allowing `__counted_by` in a new place 
> (pointers in structs) I think its reasonable for us to place restrictions on 
> that until we've proved its actually necessary to have the more complicated 
> implementation.

The main concern I have with delaying support for this is that header files 
could find themselves in a state where they could not be refactored without 
removing counted_by attributes that refer to now-incomplete structs.

For example, in Linux we've been separating structs from implementations, and 
that usually means using incomplete structs as much as possible to avoid lots 
of #includes.

So, no objection on this PR, but I think the more complete behavior needs to 
follow soonish. :)


https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/90786
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