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// ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_PACKED
//
// Instructs the compiler not to use natural alignment for a tagged data
// structure, but instead to reduce its alignment to 1. This attribute can
// either be applied to members of a structure or to a structure in its
// entirety. Applying this attribute (judiciously) to a structure in its
// entirety to optimize the memory footprint of very commonly-used structs is
// fine. Do not apply this attribute to a structure in its entirety if the
// purpose is to control the offsets of the members in the structure. Instead,
// apply this attribute only to structure members that need it.
// structure, but instead to reduce its alignment to 1.
//
// Therefore, DO NOT APPLY THIS ATTRIBUTE TO STRUCTS CONTAINING ATOMICS. Doing
// so can cause atomic variables to be mis-aligned and silently violate
// atomicity on x86.
//
// This attribute can either be applied to members of a structure or to a
// structure in its entirety. Applying this attribute (judiciously) to a
// structure in its entirety to optimize the memory footprint of very
// commonly-used structs is fine. Do not apply this attribute to a structure in
// its entirety if the purpose is to control the offsets of the members in the
// structure. Instead, apply this attribute only to structure members that need
// it.
//
// When applying ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_PACKED only to specific structure members the
// natural alignment of structure members not annotated is preserved. Aligned