Because, the current version of the standard Go compiler, the alignment guarantees of other types may be either 4 or 8, depends on different build target architectures. This is also true for gccgo.
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
Didn't get why empty pad of 7 bytes, 7 bytes and 4 bytes respectively were added to make the sum of 8 bytes by complier? Why 8?
Because, the current version of the standard Go compiler, the alignment guarantees of other types may be either
4or8, depends on different build target architectures. This is also true forgccgo.