1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/JavaScriptCore/wtf/StdLibExtras.h b/JavaScriptCore/wtf/StdLibExtras.h
index 96a929c..d594c17 100644
--- a/JavaScriptCore/wtf/StdLibExtras.h
+++ b/JavaScriptCore/wtf/StdLibExtras.h
@@ -51,6 +51,40 @@
 #define STRINGIZE(exp) #exp
 #define STRINGIZE_VALUE_OF(exp) STRINGIZE(exp)
 
+/*
+ * The reinterpret_cast<Type1*>([pointer to Type2]) expressions - where
+ * sizeof(Type1) > sizeof(Type2) - cause the following warning on ARM with GCC:
+ * increases required alignment of target type.
+ *
+ * An implicit or an extra static_cast<void*> bypasses the warning.
+ * For more info see the following bugzilla entries:
+ * - https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38045
+ * - http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43976
+ */
+#if CPU(ARM) && COMPILER(GCC)
+template<typename Type>
+bool isPointerTypeAlignmentOkay(Type* ptr)
+{
+    return !(reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(ptr) % __alignof__(Type));
+}
+
+template<typename TypePtr>
+TypePtr reinterpret_cast_ptr(void* ptr)
+{
+    ASSERT(isPointerTypeAlignmentOkay(reinterpret_cast<TypePtr>(ptr)));
+    return reinterpret_cast<TypePtr>(ptr);
+}
+
+template<typename TypePtr>
+TypePtr reinterpret_cast_ptr(const void* ptr)
+{
+    ASSERT(isPointerTypeAlignmentOkay(reinterpret_cast<TypePtr>(ptr)));
+    return reinterpret_cast<TypePtr>(ptr);
+}
+#else
+#define reinterpret_cast_ptr reinterpret_cast
+#endif
+
 namespace WTF {
 
     /*