The only guarantees made in regards to alignment are the ones outlined here:
https://golang.org/ref/spec#Size_and_alignment_guarantees
>From what I can tell, there is no such guarantee. But why do you care,
specifically? Using the sync/atomic package will handle this correctly in
every case. This r
The answer (like with virtually all questions like this on golang-nuts) is:
Possibly, but you can not rely on it. Assuming that it is might break your
program now or at a non-specific future date or on a non-specific current
or future processor.
If you need atomic operations, please use the sync/a
