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Russ Cox authored
Before, a slice with cap=0 or a string with len=0 might have its base pointer pointing beyond the actual slice/string data into the next block. The collector had to ignore slices and strings with cap=0 in order to avoid misinterpreting the base pointer. Now, a slice with cap=0 or a string with len=0 still has a base pointer pointing into the actual slice/string data, no matter what. The collector can now always scan the pointer, which means strings and slices are no longer special. Fixes #8404. LGTM=khr, josharian R=josharian, khr, dvyukov CC=golang-codereviews https://golang.org/cl/112570044
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