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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions docs/design/features/byreflike-generics.md
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Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Supporting ByRefLike type as Generic parameters will impact the following IL ins
- `newobj` – For multi-dimensional array construction.
- `constrained.callvirt` – If this IL sequence resolves to a method implemented on `object` or default interface method, an error will occur during the attempt to box the instance.

If any of the above instructions are attempted to be used with a ByRefLike type, the runtime will throw an `InvalidProgramException`. Sequences involving some of the above instructions are considered optimizations and represent cases that will remain valid regardless of a `T` being ByRefLike. See "Special IL Sequences" section below for details.
If any of the above instructions are attempted to be used with a ByRefLike type, the runtime will throw an `InvalidProgramException`.
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The following instructions are already set up to support this feature since their behavior will fail as currently defined due to the inability to box a ByRefLike type.

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- `isinst` – Will always place `null` on stack.
- `castclass` – Will always throw `InvalidCastException`.

**NOTE** There are sequences involving some of the above instructions that will remain valid regardless of a `T` being ByRefLike—see ["Special IL Sequences" section](#special_il_sequences) below for details.

The expansion of ByRefLike types as Generic parameters does not relax restrictions on where ByRefLike types can be used. When `T` is ByRefLike, the use of `T` as a field will require the enclosing type to be ByRefLike.

## API Proposal
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Enumerating of constructors/methods on `Span<T>` and `ReadOnlySpan<T>` may throw `TypeLoadException` if `T` is a ByRefLike type. See "Troublesome APIs" above for the list of APIs that cause this condition.

## Special IL Sequences
## <a name="special_il_sequences"></a> Special IL Sequences

The following are IL sequences involving the `box` instruction. They are used for common C# language constructs and shall continue to be valid, even with ByRefLike types, in cases where the result can be computed at JIT time and elided safely. These sequences must now be elided when the target type is ByRefLike. The conditions where each sequence is elided are described below and each condition will be added to the ECMA-335 addendum.

`box` ; `unbox.any` &ndash; The box target type is equal to the unboxed target type.

`box` ; `br_true/false` &ndash; The box target type is non-`Nullable<T>`.

`box` ; `isinst` ; `unbox.any` &ndash; The box, `isint`, and unbox target types are all equal.
`box` ; `isinst` ; `unbox.any` &ndash; The box, `isinst`, and unbox target types are all equal.

`box` ; `isinst` ; `br_true/false` &ndash; The box target type is equal to the unboxed target type or the box target type is `Nullable<T>` and target type equalities can be computed.

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- [Covariant Return Types](#covariant-return-types)
- [Function Pointer Type Identity](#function-pointer-type-identity)
- [Unsigned data conversion with overflow detection](#unsigned-data-conversion-with-overflow-detection)
- [Ref field support](#ref-fields)
- [Ref fields support](#ref-fields)
- [ByRefLike types in generics](#byreflike-generics)
- [Rules for IL rewriters](#rules-for-il-rewriters)
- [Checked user-defined operators](#checked-user-defined-operators)
- [Atomic reads and writes](#atomic-reads-and-writes)
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- Add a bullet point
- Managed pointers which point at null, the address just past the end of an object, or the address where an element just past the end of an array would be stored, are permitted but not dereferenceable.

## <a name="byreflike-generics"></a> ByRefLike types in generics

ByRefLike types, defined in C# with the `ref struct` syntax, represent types that cannot escape to the managed heap and must remain on the stack. It is possible for these types to be used as generic parameters, but in order to improve utility certain affordances are required.

### II.10.1.7
An additional IL keyword, `byreflike`, is introduced to indicate use of ByRefLike types is permitted. This expands the set of permissible types used by this parameters, but limits the potential instructions that can be used on instances of this generic parameter type.

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### II.23.1.7
Update the `SpecialConstraintMask` flag value and description, and add a new flag, `AllowByRefLike`.

| Flag | Value | Description |
| --- | ----- | ----------- |
| `SpecialConstraintMask` | `0x3C` | These 4 bits contain one of the following values: |
| ... | ... | ... |
| `AllowByRefLike` | `0x20` | The generic parameter is allowed to be ByRefLike |

### III.4
New sub-section should be added after III.4.33 that describes sequences of IL instructions that can be used on ByRefLike types when using within a generic context.
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#### III.4.X
The following are IL sequences involving the `box` instruction. They can be used on ByRefLike types and shall be valid in cases where the result can be computed at run-time and elided safely&mdash;through JIT compilation or interpretation. These sequences must now be elided when the target type is ByRefLike. The conditions where each sequence is elided are described below.

`box` ; `unbox.any` &ndash; The box target type is equal to the unboxed target type.

`box` ; `br_true/false` &ndash; The box target type is non-`Nullable<T>`.

`box` ; `isinst` ; `unbox.any` &ndash; The box, `isinst`, and unbox target types are all equal.

`box` ; `isinst` ; `br_true/false` &ndash; The box target type is equal to the unboxed target type or the box target type is `Nullable<T>` and target type equalities can be computed.

## Rules for IL Rewriters

There are apis such as `System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.CreateSpan<T>(...)` which require that the PE file have a particular structure. In particular, that api requires that the associated RVA of a FieldDef which is used to create a span must be naturally aligned over the data type that `CreateSpan` is instantiated over. There are 2 major concerns.
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