all: Add comment to ensure correct atomics alignment (fixes #5813)
Per the sync/atomic bug note:
> On ARM, x86-32, and 32-bit MIPS, it is the caller's
> responsibility to arrange for 64-bit alignment of 64-bit words
> accessed atomically. The first word in a variable or in an
> allocated struct, array, or slice can be relied upon to be
> 64-bit aligned.
All atomic accesses of 64-bit variables in syncthing code base are
currently ok (i.e they are all 64-bit aligned).
Generally, the bug is triggered because of incorrect alignement
of struct fields. Free variables (declared in a function) are
guaranteed to be 64-bit aligned by the Go compiler.
To ensure the code remains correct upon further addition/removal
of fields, which would change the currently correct alignment, I
added the following comment where required:
// atomic, must remain 64-bit aligned
See https://golang.org/pkg/sync/atomic/#pkg-note-BUG.
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@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ func getStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
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type rateCalculator struct {
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counter *int64 // atomic, must remain 64-bit aligned
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rates []int64
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prev int64
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counter *int64
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startTime time.Time
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}
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