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Russ Cox authored
We need to change the interface value representation for concurrent garbage collection, so that there is no ambiguity about whether the data word holds a pointer or scalar. This CL does NOT make any representation changes. Instead, it removes representation assumptions from various pieces of code throughout the tree. The isdirectiface function in cmd/gc/subr.c is now the only place that decides that policy. The policy propagates out from there in the reflect metadata, as a new flag in the internal kind value. A follow-up CL will change the representation by changing the isdirectiface function. If that CL causes problems, it will be easy to roll back. Update #8405. LGTM=iant R=golang-codereviews, iant CC=golang-codereviews, r https://golang.org/cl/129090043
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