Use #[repr(C)]
so the offset of every union field is 0.
#42
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According to
https://rust-lang.github.io/unsafe-code-guidelines/layout/unions.html#unions-with-default-layout-reprrust "the default layout of Rust unions is, in general, unspecified" and "there are no general guarantees about the offset of the fields, [and] whether all fields have the same offset".
This commit explicitly annotates
union A
with#[repr(C)]
so that both of its fields are at offset 0 - this ensures that transmuting one field into the other is valid. This change is based on https://rust-lang.github.io/unsafe-code-guidelines/layout/unions.html#c-compatible-layout-repr-c which says that "the offset of every field is 0".