Re: [go-nuts] Re: Is it safe to modify any part of a pointer?

2016-10-18 Thread Joshua Liebow-Feeser
On Oct 18, 2016 12:42 PM, "adonovan via golang-nuts" < golang-nuts@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > On Tuesday, 18 October 2016 15:30:36 UTC-4, Joshua Liebow-Feeser wrote: >> >> are there any bits in a pointer which, when modified, won't mess with the GC? > > > Even if there are, using them would

[go-nuts] Re: Is it safe to modify any part of a pointer?

2016-10-18 Thread adonovan via golang-nuts
On Tuesday, 18 October 2016 15:30:36 UTC-4, Joshua Liebow-Feeser wrote: > > are there any bits in a pointer which, when modified, won't mess with the > GC? > Even if there are, using them would constrain the future choices of the GC team, for which they will not thank you. This seems like a