Teach Clang to provide ::max_align_t in C11 and C++11 modes.
This definition is not chosen idly. There is an unfortunate reality with max_align_t -- the specific nature of its definition leaks into the ABI almost immediately. Because it is part of C11 and C++11 it becomes essential for it to match with other systems on that ABI. There is an effort to discourage any further use of this construct as a consequence -- using max_align_t introduces an immediate ABI problem. We can never update it to have larger alignment even as the microarchitecture changes to necessitate higher alignment. =/ The particular definition here exactly matches the ABI of GCC's chosen ::max_align_t definition, for better or worse. This was written with the help of Richard Smith who was decoding the exact ABI implications of the selected definition in GCC. Notably, in-register arguments are impacted by the particular definition chosen. =/ No one is under the illusion that this is a "good" or "useful" definition of max_align_t, and we are working with the standards committee to specify a more useful interface to address this need. llvm-svn: 201729
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