Clarify that atomic and regular integers can differ in alignment

The documentation for atomic integers says that they have the "same
in-memory representation" as their underlying integers. This might be
misconstrued as implying that they have the same layout. Therefore,
clarify that atomic integers' alignment is equal to their size.
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LegionMammal978 2024-02-08 22:59:36 -05:00
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@ -2119,7 +2119,16 @@ macro_rules! atomic_int {
/// This type has the same in-memory representation as the underlying
/// integer type, [`
#[doc = $s_int_type]
/// `]. For more about the differences between atomic types and
/// `].
#[doc = if_not_8_bit! {
$int_type,
concat!(
"However, the alignment of this type is always equal to its ",
"size, even on targets where [`", $s_int_type, "`] has a ",
"lesser alignment."
)
}]
/// For more about the differences between atomic types and
/// non-atomic types as well as information about the portability of
/// this type, please see the [module-level documentation].
///