//@ run-pass #![feature(layout_for_ptr)] use std::mem; #[repr(packed, C)] struct PackedSized { f: u8, d: [u32; 4], } #[repr(packed, C)] struct PackedUnsized { f: u8, d: [u32], } impl PackedSized { fn unsize(&self) -> &PackedUnsized { // We can't unsize via a generic type since then we get the error // that packed structs with unsized tail don't work if the tail // might need dropping. let len = 4usize; unsafe { mem::transmute((self, len)) } } } fn main() { unsafe { let p = PackedSized { f: 0, d: [1, 2, 3, 4] }; let p = p.unsize() as *const PackedUnsized; // Make sure the size computation does *not* think there is // any padding in front of the `d` field. assert_eq!(mem::size_of_val_raw(p), 1 + 4*4); // And likewise for the offset computation. let d = std::ptr::addr_of!((*p).d); assert_eq!(d.cast::().read_unaligned(), 1); } }