Commit 9804cc8bc6

mlugg <mlugg@mlugg.co.uk>
2025-01-15 18:34:12
all: update to `std.builtin.Type.{Pointer,Array,StructField}` field renames
1 parent 89a9cab
lib/std/Build/Step/Options.zig
@@ -318,9 +318,7 @@ fn printStruct(options: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val:
             try out.print("    {p_}: {s}", .{ std.zig.fmtId(field.name), type_name });
         }
 
-        if (field.default_value != null) {
-            const default_value = @as(*field.type, @ptrCast(@alignCast(@constCast(field.default_value.?)))).*;
-
+        if (field.defaultValue()) |default_value| {
             try out.writeAll(" = ");
             switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(default_value))) {
                 .@"enum" => try out.print(".{s},\n", .{@tagName(default_value)}),
lib/std/crypto/phc_encoding.zig
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub fn deserialize(comptime HashResult: type, str: []const u8) Error!HashResult
     // with default values
     var expected_fields: usize = 0;
     inline for (comptime meta.fields(HashResult)) |p| {
-        if (@typeInfo(p.type) != .optional and p.default_value == null) {
+        if (@typeInfo(p.type) != .optional and p.default_value_ptr == null) {
             expected_fields += 1;
         }
     }
lib/std/json/static.zig
@@ -476,9 +476,8 @@ pub fn innerParse(
                                 arraylist.appendAssumeCapacity(try innerParse(ptrInfo.child, allocator, source, options));
                             }
 
-                            if (ptrInfo.sentinel) |some| {
-                                const sentinel_value = @as(*align(1) const ptrInfo.child, @ptrCast(some)).*;
-                                return try arraylist.toOwnedSliceSentinel(sentinel_value);
+                            if (ptrInfo.sentinel()) |s| {
+                                return try arraylist.toOwnedSliceSentinel(s);
                             }
 
                             return try arraylist.toOwnedSlice();
@@ -487,11 +486,11 @@ pub fn innerParse(
                             if (ptrInfo.child != u8) return error.UnexpectedToken;
 
                             // Dynamic length string.
-                            if (ptrInfo.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr| {
+                            if (ptrInfo.sentinel()) |s| {
                                 // Use our own array list so we can append the sentinel.
                                 var value_list = ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
                                 _ = try source.allocNextIntoArrayList(&value_list, .alloc_always);
-                                return try value_list.toOwnedSliceSentinel(@as(*const u8, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*);
+                                return try value_list.toOwnedSliceSentinel(s);
                             }
                             if (ptrInfo.is_const) {
                                 switch (try source.nextAllocMax(allocator, options.allocate.?, options.max_value_len.?)) {
@@ -714,8 +713,8 @@ pub fn innerParseFromValue(
                 .slice => {
                     switch (source) {
                         .array => |array| {
-                            const r = if (ptrInfo.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr|
-                                try allocator.allocSentinel(ptrInfo.child, array.items.len, @as(*align(1) const ptrInfo.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*)
+                            const r = if (ptrInfo.sentinel()) |sentinel|
+                                try allocator.allocSentinel(ptrInfo.child, array.items.len, sentinel)
                             else
                                 try allocator.alloc(ptrInfo.child, array.items.len);
 
@@ -729,8 +728,8 @@ pub fn innerParseFromValue(
                             if (ptrInfo.child != u8) return error.UnexpectedToken;
                             // Dynamic length string.
 
-                            const r = if (ptrInfo.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr|
-                                try allocator.allocSentinel(ptrInfo.child, s.len, @as(*align(1) const ptrInfo.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*)
+                            const r = if (ptrInfo.sentinel()) |sentinel|
+                                try allocator.allocSentinel(ptrInfo.child, s.len, sentinel)
                             else
                                 try allocator.alloc(ptrInfo.child, s.len);
                             @memcpy(r[0..], s);
@@ -787,8 +786,7 @@ fn sliceToEnum(comptime T: type, slice: []const u8) !T {
 fn fillDefaultStructValues(comptime T: type, r: *T, fields_seen: *[@typeInfo(T).@"struct".fields.len]bool) !void {
     inline for (@typeInfo(T).@"struct".fields, 0..) |field, i| {
         if (!fields_seen[i]) {
-            if (field.default_value) |default_ptr| {
-                const default = @as(*align(1) const field.type, @ptrCast(default_ptr)).*;
+            if (field.defaultValue()) |default| {
                 @field(r, field.name) = default;
             } else {
                 return error.MissingField;
lib/std/json/stringify.zig
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ pub fn WriteStream(
                         },
                     },
                     .many, .slice => {
-                        if (ptr_info.size == .many and ptr_info.sentinel == null)
+                        if (ptr_info.size == .many and ptr_info.sentinel() == null)
                             @compileError("unable to stringify type '" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "' without sentinel");
                         const slice = if (ptr_info.size == .many) std.mem.span(value) else value;
 
lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ pub fn reallocAdvanced(
 pub fn free(self: Allocator, memory: anytype) void {
     const Slice = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(memory)).pointer;
     const bytes = mem.sliceAsBytes(memory);
-    const bytes_len = bytes.len + if (Slice.sentinel != null) @sizeOf(Slice.child) else 0;
+    const bytes_len = bytes.len + if (Slice.sentinel() != null) @sizeOf(Slice.child) else 0;
     if (bytes_len == 0) return;
     const non_const_ptr = @constCast(bytes.ptr);
     // TODO: https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/4298
lib/std/meta/trailer_flags.zig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn TrailerFlags(comptime Fields: type) type {
                 fields[i] = Type.StructField{
                     .name = struct_field.name,
                     .type = ?struct_field.type,
-                    .default_value = &@as(?struct_field.type, null),
+                    .default_value_ptr = &@as(?struct_field.type, null),
                     .is_comptime = false,
                     .alignment = @alignOf(?struct_field.type),
                 };
lib/std/zig/c_translation.zig
@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ pub fn sizeof(target: anytype) usize {
             // specially handled here.
             if (ptr.size == .one and ptr.is_const and @typeInfo(ptr.child) == .array) {
                 const array_info = @typeInfo(ptr.child).array;
-                if ((array_info.child == u8 or array_info.child == u16) and
-                    array_info.sentinel != null and
-                    @as(*align(1) const array_info.child, @ptrCast(array_info.sentinel.?)).* == 0)
-                {
+                if ((array_info.child == u8 or array_info.child == u16) and array_info.sentinel() == 0) {
                     // length of the string plus one for the null terminator.
                     return (array_info.len + 1) * @sizeOf(array_info.child);
                 }
@@ -348,7 +345,7 @@ pub fn FlexibleArrayType(comptime SelfType: type, comptime ElementType: type) ty
                 .address_space = .generic,
                 .child = ElementType,
                 .is_allowzero = true,
-                .sentinel = null,
+                .sentinel_ptr = null,
             } });
         },
         else => |info| @compileError("Invalid self type \"" ++ @tagName(info) ++ "\" for flexible array getter: " ++ @typeName(SelfType)),
lib/std/enums.zig
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn EnumFieldStruct(comptime E: type, comptime Data: type, comptime field_def
         struct_field.* = .{
             .name = enum_field.name ++ "",
             .type = Data,
-            .default_value = if (field_default) |d| @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&d)) else null,
+            .default_value_ptr = if (field_default) |d| @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&d)) else null,
             .is_comptime = false,
             .alignment = if (@sizeOf(Data) > 0) @alignOf(Data) else 0,
         };
lib/std/fmt.zig
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ pub fn formatType(
             .many, .c => {
                 if (actual_fmt.len == 0)
                     @compileError("cannot format pointer without a specifier (i.e. {s} or {*})");
-                if (ptr_info.sentinel) |_| {
+                if (ptr_info.sentinel() != null) {
                     return formatType(mem.span(value), actual_fmt, options, writer, max_depth);
                 }
                 if (actual_fmt[0] == 's' and ptr_info.child == u8) {
lib/std/io.zig
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ pub fn PollFiles(comptime StreamEnum: type) type {
         struct_field.* = .{
             .name = enum_field.name ++ "",
             .type = fs.File,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .is_comptime = false,
             .alignment = @alignOf(fs.File),
         };
lib/std/mem.zig
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ pub fn zeroes(comptime T: type) T {
         .pointer => |ptr_info| {
             switch (ptr_info.size) {
                 .slice => {
-                    if (ptr_info.sentinel) |sentinel| {
-                        if (ptr_info.child == u8 and @as(*const u8, @ptrCast(sentinel)).* == 0) {
+                    if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |sentinel| {
+                        if (ptr_info.child == u8 and sentinel == 0) {
                             return ""; // A special case for the most common use-case: null-terminated strings.
                         }
                         @compileError("Can't set a sentinel slice to zero. This would require allocating memory.");
@@ -282,11 +282,7 @@ pub fn zeroes(comptime T: type) T {
             }
         },
         .array => |info| {
-            if (info.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr| {
-                const sentinel = @as(*align(1) const info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                return [_:sentinel]info.child{zeroes(info.child)} ** info.len;
-            }
-            return [_]info.child{zeroes(info.child)} ** info.len;
+            return @splat(zeroes(info.child));
         },
         .vector => |info| {
             return @splat(zeroes(info.child));
@@ -456,9 +452,8 @@ pub fn zeroInit(comptime T: type, init: anytype) T {
                                     @field(value, field.name) = @field(init, field.name);
                                 },
                             }
-                        } else if (field.default_value) |default_value_ptr| {
-                            const default_value = @as(*align(1) const field.type, @ptrCast(default_value_ptr)).*;
-                            @field(value, field.name) = default_value;
+                        } else if (field.defaultValue()) |val| {
+                            @field(value, field.name) = val;
                         } else {
                             switch (@typeInfo(field.type)) {
                                 .@"struct" => {
@@ -782,10 +777,10 @@ fn Span(comptime T: type) type {
             var new_ptr_info = ptr_info;
             switch (ptr_info.size) {
                 .c => {
-                    new_ptr_info.sentinel = &@as(ptr_info.child, 0);
+                    new_ptr_info.sentinel_ptr = &@as(ptr_info.child, 0);
                     new_ptr_info.is_allowzero = false;
                 },
-                .many => if (ptr_info.sentinel == null) @compileError("invalid type given to std.mem.span: " ++ @typeName(T)),
+                .many => if (ptr_info.sentinel() == null) @compileError("invalid type given to std.mem.span: " ++ @typeName(T)),
                 .one, .slice => @compileError("invalid type given to std.mem.span: " ++ @typeName(T)),
             }
             new_ptr_info.size = .slice;
@@ -822,8 +817,7 @@ pub fn span(ptr: anytype) Span(@TypeOf(ptr)) {
     const Result = Span(@TypeOf(ptr));
     const l = len(ptr);
     const ptr_info = @typeInfo(Result).pointer;
-    if (ptr_info.sentinel) |s_ptr| {
-        const s = @as(*align(1) const ptr_info.child, @ptrCast(s_ptr)).*;
+    if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |s| {
         return ptr[0..l :s];
     } else {
         return ptr[0..l];
@@ -853,12 +847,11 @@ fn SliceTo(comptime T: type, comptime end: std.meta.Elem(T)) type {
                         // The return type must only be sentinel terminated if we are guaranteed
                         // to find the value searched for, which is only the case if it matches
                         // the sentinel of the type passed.
-                        if (array_info.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr| {
-                            const sentinel = @as(*align(1) const array_info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                            if (end == sentinel) {
-                                new_ptr_info.sentinel = &end;
+                        if (array_info.sentinel()) |s| {
+                            if (end == s) {
+                                new_ptr_info.sentinel_ptr = &end;
                             } else {
-                                new_ptr_info.sentinel = null;
+                                new_ptr_info.sentinel_ptr = null;
                             }
                         }
                     },
@@ -868,17 +861,16 @@ fn SliceTo(comptime T: type, comptime end: std.meta.Elem(T)) type {
                     // The return type must only be sentinel terminated if we are guaranteed
                     // to find the value searched for, which is only the case if it matches
                     // the sentinel of the type passed.
-                    if (ptr_info.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr| {
-                        const sentinel = @as(*align(1) const ptr_info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                        if (end == sentinel) {
-                            new_ptr_info.sentinel = &end;
+                    if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |s| {
+                        if (end == s) {
+                            new_ptr_info.sentinel_ptr = &end;
                         } else {
-                            new_ptr_info.sentinel = null;
+                            new_ptr_info.sentinel_ptr = null;
                         }
                     }
                 },
                 .c => {
-                    new_ptr_info.sentinel = &end;
+                    new_ptr_info.sentinel_ptr = &end;
                     // C pointers are always allowzero, but we don't want the return type to be.
                     assert(new_ptr_info.is_allowzero);
                     new_ptr_info.is_allowzero = false;
@@ -906,8 +898,7 @@ pub fn sliceTo(ptr: anytype, comptime end: std.meta.Elem(@TypeOf(ptr))) SliceTo(
     const Result = SliceTo(@TypeOf(ptr), end);
     const length = lenSliceTo(ptr, end);
     const ptr_info = @typeInfo(Result).pointer;
-    if (ptr_info.sentinel) |s_ptr| {
-        const s = @as(*align(1) const ptr_info.child, @ptrCast(s_ptr)).*;
+    if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |s| {
         return ptr[0..length :s];
     } else {
         return ptr[0..length];
@@ -959,9 +950,8 @@ fn lenSliceTo(ptr: anytype, comptime end: std.meta.Elem(@TypeOf(ptr))) usize {
         .pointer => |ptr_info| switch (ptr_info.size) {
             .one => switch (@typeInfo(ptr_info.child)) {
                 .array => |array_info| {
-                    if (array_info.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr| {
-                        const sentinel = @as(*align(1) const array_info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                        if (sentinel == end) {
+                    if (array_info.sentinel()) |s| {
+                        if (s == end) {
                             return indexOfSentinel(array_info.child, end, ptr);
                         }
                     }
@@ -969,16 +959,15 @@ fn lenSliceTo(ptr: anytype, comptime end: std.meta.Elem(@TypeOf(ptr))) usize {
                 },
                 else => {},
             },
-            .many => if (ptr_info.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr| {
-                const sentinel = @as(*align(1) const ptr_info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                if (sentinel == end) {
+            .many => if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |s| {
+                if (s == end) {
                     return indexOfSentinel(ptr_info.child, end, ptr);
                 }
                 // We're looking for something other than the sentinel,
                 // but iterating past the sentinel would be a bug so we need
                 // to check for both.
                 var i: usize = 0;
-                while (ptr[i] != end and ptr[i] != sentinel) i += 1;
+                while (ptr[i] != end and ptr[i] != s) i += 1;
                 return i;
             },
             .c => {
@@ -986,10 +975,9 @@ fn lenSliceTo(ptr: anytype, comptime end: std.meta.Elem(@TypeOf(ptr))) usize {
                 return indexOfSentinel(ptr_info.child, end, ptr);
             },
             .slice => {
-                if (ptr_info.sentinel) |sentinel_ptr| {
-                    const sentinel = @as(*align(1) const ptr_info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                    if (sentinel == end) {
-                        return indexOfSentinel(ptr_info.child, sentinel, ptr);
+                if (ptr_info.sentinel()) |s| {
+                    if (s == end) {
+                        return indexOfSentinel(ptr_info.child, s, ptr);
                     }
                 }
                 return indexOfScalar(ptr_info.child, ptr, end) orelse ptr.len;
@@ -1040,9 +1028,8 @@ pub fn len(value: anytype) usize {
     switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(value))) {
         .pointer => |info| switch (info.size) {
             .many => {
-                const sentinel_ptr = info.sentinel orelse
+                const sentinel = info.sentinel() orelse
                     @compileError("invalid type given to std.mem.len: " ++ @typeName(@TypeOf(value)));
-                const sentinel = @as(*align(1) const info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
                 return indexOfSentinel(info.child, sentinel, value);
             },
             .c => {
@@ -3587,7 +3574,7 @@ fn ReverseIterator(comptime T: type) type {
                         var new_ptr_info = ptr_info;
                         new_ptr_info.size = .many;
                         new_ptr_info.child = array_info.child;
-                        new_ptr_info.sentinel = array_info.sentinel;
+                        new_ptr_info.sentinel_ptr = array_info.sentinel_ptr;
                         break :blk @Type(.{ .pointer = new_ptr_info });
                     },
                     else => {},
@@ -3608,7 +3595,7 @@ fn ReverseIterator(comptime T: type) type {
         var ptr = @typeInfo(Pointer).pointer;
         ptr.size = .one;
         ptr.child = Element;
-        ptr.sentinel = null;
+        ptr.sentinel_ptr = null;
         break :ptr ptr;
     } });
     return struct {
@@ -3979,7 +3966,7 @@ fn CopyPtrAttrs(
             .alignment = info.alignment,
             .address_space = info.address_space,
             .child = child,
-            .sentinel = null,
+            .sentinel_ptr = null,
         },
     });
 }
@@ -4547,7 +4534,7 @@ fn AlignedSlice(comptime AttributeSource: type, comptime new_alignment: usize) t
             .alignment = new_alignment,
             .address_space = info.address_space,
             .child = info.child,
-            .sentinel = null,
+            .sentinel_ptr = null,
         },
     });
 }
lib/std/meta.zig
@@ -132,21 +132,12 @@ test Elem {
 /// Result is always comptime-known.
 pub inline fn sentinel(comptime T: type) ?Elem(T) {
     switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
-        .array => |info| {
-            const sentinel_ptr = info.sentinel orelse return null;
-            return @as(*const info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-        },
+        .array => |info| return info.sentinel(),
         .pointer => |info| {
             switch (info.size) {
-                .many, .slice => {
-                    const sentinel_ptr = info.sentinel orelse return null;
-                    return @as(*align(1) const info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                },
+                .many, .slice => return info.sentinel(),
                 .one => switch (@typeInfo(info.child)) {
-                    .array => |array_info| {
-                        const sentinel_ptr = array_info.sentinel orelse return null;
-                        return @as(*align(1) const array_info.child, @ptrCast(sentinel_ptr)).*;
-                    },
+                    .array => |array_info| return array_info.sentinel(),
                     else => {},
                 },
                 else => {},
@@ -190,11 +181,11 @@ pub fn Sentinel(comptime T: type, comptime sentinel_val: Elem(T)) type {
                             .array = .{
                                 .len = array_info.len,
                                 .child = array_info.child,
-                                .sentinel = @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&sentinel_val)),
+                                .sentinel_ptr = @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&sentinel_val)),
                             },
                         }),
                         .is_allowzero = info.is_allowzero,
-                        .sentinel = info.sentinel,
+                        .sentinel_ptr = info.sentinel_ptr,
                     },
                 }),
                 else => {},
@@ -208,7 +199,7 @@ pub fn Sentinel(comptime T: type, comptime sentinel_val: Elem(T)) type {
                     .address_space = info.address_space,
                     .child = info.child,
                     .is_allowzero = info.is_allowzero,
-                    .sentinel = @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&sentinel_val)),
+                    .sentinel_ptr = @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&sentinel_val)),
                 },
             }),
             else => {},
@@ -226,7 +217,7 @@ pub fn Sentinel(comptime T: type, comptime sentinel_val: Elem(T)) type {
                                 .address_space = ptr_info.address_space,
                                 .child = ptr_info.child,
                                 .is_allowzero = ptr_info.is_allowzero,
-                                .sentinel = @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&sentinel_val)),
+                                .sentinel_ptr = @as(?*const anyopaque, @ptrCast(&sentinel_val)),
                             },
                         }),
                     },
@@ -1018,7 +1009,7 @@ fn CreateUniqueTuple(comptime N: comptime_int, comptime types: [N]type) type {
         tuple_fields[i] = .{
             .name = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&num_buf, "{d}", .{i}) catch unreachable,
             .type = T,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .is_comptime = false,
             .alignment = 0,
         };
lib/std/multi_array_list.zig
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ pub fn MultiArrayList(comptime T: type) type {
             for (&entry_fields, sizes.fields) |*entry_field, i| entry_field.* = .{
                 .name = fields[i].name ++ "_ptr",
                 .type = *fields[i].type,
-                .default_value = null,
+                .default_value_ptr = null,
                 .is_comptime = fields[i].is_comptime,
                 .alignment = fields[i].alignment,
             };
src/codegen/llvm/Builder.zig
@@ -8463,7 +8463,7 @@ pub const Metadata = enum(u32) {
                 field.* = .{
                     .name = name,
                     .type = []const u8,
-                    .default_value = null,
+                    .default_value_ptr = null,
                     .is_comptime = false,
                     .alignment = 0,
                 };
@@ -8474,7 +8474,7 @@ pub const Metadata = enum(u32) {
                 field.* = .{
                     .name = name,
                     .type = std.fmt.Formatter(format),
-                    .default_value = null,
+                    .default_value_ptr = null,
                     .is_comptime = false,
                     .alignment = 0,
                 };
src/InternPool.zig
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ const Local = struct {
                     for (&new_fields, elem_fields) |*new_field, elem_field| new_field.* = .{
                         .name = elem_field.name,
                         .type = *[len]elem_field.type,
-                        .default_value = null,
+                        .default_value_ptr = null,
                         .is_comptime = false,
                         .alignment = 0,
                     };
@@ -1162,9 +1162,9 @@ const Local = struct {
                             .address_space = .generic,
                             .child = elem_field.type,
                             .is_allowzero = false,
-                            .sentinel = null,
+                            .sentinel_ptr = null,
                         } }),
-                        .default_value = null,
+                        .default_value_ptr = null,
                         .is_comptime = false,
                         .alignment = 0,
                     };
src/Value.zig
@@ -4641,10 +4641,7 @@ pub fn interpret(val: Value, comptime T: type, pt: Zcu.PerThread) error{ OutOfMe
                     @field(result, field.name) = if (struct_obj.nameIndex(ip, field_name_ip)) |field_idx| f: {
                         const field_val = try val.fieldValue(pt, field_idx);
                         break :f try field_val.interpret(field.type, pt);
-                    } else if (field.default_value) |ptr| f: {
-                        const typed_ptr: *const field.type = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
-                        break :f typed_ptr.*;
-                    } else return error.TypeMismatch;
+                    } else (field.defaultValue() orelse return error.TypeMismatch);
                 }
                 return result;
             },
test/behavior/tuple.zig
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ test "array-like initializer for tuple types" {
                 .{
                     .name = "0",
                     .type = i32,
-                    .default_value = null,
+                    .default_value_ptr = null,
                     .is_comptime = false,
                     .alignment = @alignOf(i32),
                 },
                 .{
                     .name = "1",
                     .type = u8,
-                    .default_value = null,
+                    .default_value_ptr = null,
                     .is_comptime = false,
                     .alignment = @alignOf(u8),
                 },
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ test "zero sized struct in tuple handled correctly" {
                 .fields = &.{.{
                     .name = "0",
                     .type = struct {},
-                    .default_value = null,
+                    .default_value_ptr = null,
                     .is_comptime = false,
                     .alignment = 0,
                 }},
test/behavior/tuple_declarations.zig
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ test "tuple declaration type info" {
 
         try expectEqualStrings(info.fields[0].name, "0");
         try expect(info.fields[0].type == u32);
-        try expect(@as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(info.fields[0].default_value))).* == 1);
+        try expect(info.fields[0].defaultValue() == 1);
         try expect(info.fields[0].is_comptime);
         try expect(info.fields[0].alignment == @alignOf(u32));
 
         try expectEqualStrings(info.fields[1].name, "1");
         try expect(info.fields[1].type == []const u8);
-        try expect(info.fields[1].default_value == null);
+        try expect(info.fields[1].defaultValue() == null);
         try expect(!info.fields[1].is_comptime);
         try expect(info.fields[1].alignment == @alignOf([]const u8));
     }
test/behavior/type.zig
@@ -118,21 +118,21 @@ test "Type.Array" {
         .array = .{
             .len = 123,
             .child = u8,
-            .sentinel = null,
+            .sentinel_ptr = null,
         },
     }));
     try testing.expect([2]u32 == @Type(.{
         .array = .{
             .len = 2,
             .child = u32,
-            .sentinel = null,
+            .sentinel_ptr = null,
         },
     }));
     try testing.expect([2:0]u32 == @Type(.{
         .array = .{
             .len = 2,
             .child = u32,
-            .sentinel = &@as(u32, 0),
+            .sentinel_ptr = &@as(u32, 0),
         },
     }));
     try testTypes(&[_]type{ [1]u8, [30]usize, [7]bool });
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test "@Type create slice with null sentinel" {
             .alignment = 8,
             .address_space = .generic,
             .child = *i32,
-            .sentinel = null,
+            .sentinel_ptr = null,
         },
     });
     try testing.expect(Slice == []align(8) const *i32);
@@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ test "Type.Struct" {
     try testing.expectEqual(Type.ContainerLayout.auto, infoA.layout);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "x", infoA.fields[0].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(u8, infoA.fields[0].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?*const anyopaque, null), infoA.fields[0].default_value);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?*const anyopaque, null), infoA.fields[0].default_value_ptr);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "y", infoA.fields[1].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(u32, infoA.fields[1].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?*const anyopaque, null), infoA.fields[1].default_value);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?*const anyopaque, null), infoA.fields[1].default_value_ptr);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(Type.Declaration, &.{}, infoA.decls);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(bool, false), infoA.is_tuple);
 
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ test "Type.Struct" {
     try testing.expectEqual(Type.ContainerLayout.@"extern", infoB.layout);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "x", infoB.fields[0].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(u8, infoB.fields[0].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?*const anyopaque, null), infoB.fields[0].default_value);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?*const anyopaque, null), infoB.fields[0].default_value_ptr);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "y", infoB.fields[1].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(u32, infoB.fields[1].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 5), @as(*align(1) const u32, @ptrCast(infoB.fields[1].default_value.?)).*);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 5), infoB.fields[1].defaultValue().?);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), infoB.decls.len);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(bool, false), infoB.is_tuple);
 
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ test "Type.Struct" {
     try testing.expectEqual(Type.ContainerLayout.@"packed", infoC.layout);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "x", infoC.fields[0].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(u8, infoC.fields[0].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u8, 3), @as(*const u8, @ptrCast(infoC.fields[0].default_value.?)).*);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u8, 3), infoC.fields[0].defaultValue().?);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "y", infoC.fields[1].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(u32, infoC.fields[1].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 5), @as(*align(1) const u32, @ptrCast(infoC.fields[1].default_value.?)).*);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 5), infoC.fields[1].defaultValue().?);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), infoC.decls.len);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(bool, false), infoC.is_tuple);
 
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ test "Type.Struct" {
     try testing.expectEqual(Type.ContainerLayout.auto, infoD.layout);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "x", infoD.fields[0].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(comptime_int, infoD.fields[0].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 3), @as(*const comptime_int, @ptrCast(infoD.fields[0].default_value.?)).*);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 3), infoD.fields[0].defaultValue().?);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "y", infoD.fields[1].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(comptime_int, infoD.fields[1].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 5), @as(*const comptime_int, @ptrCast(infoD.fields[1].default_value.?)).*);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 5), infoD.fields[1].defaultValue().?);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), infoD.decls.len);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(bool, false), infoD.is_tuple);
 
@@ -322,10 +322,10 @@ test "Type.Struct" {
     try testing.expectEqual(Type.ContainerLayout.auto, infoE.layout);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "0", infoE.fields[0].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(comptime_int, infoE.fields[0].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 1), @as(*const comptime_int, @ptrCast(infoE.fields[0].default_value.?)).*);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 1), infoE.fields[0].defaultValue().?);
     try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "1", infoE.fields[1].name);
     try testing.expectEqual(comptime_int, infoE.fields[1].type);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 2), @as(*const comptime_int, @ptrCast(infoE.fields[1].default_value.?)).*);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(comptime_int, 2), infoE.fields[1].defaultValue().?);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), infoE.decls.len);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(bool, true), infoE.is_tuple);
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ test "reified struct field name from optional payload" {
                 .fields = &.{.{
                     .name = name,
                     .type = u8,
-                    .default_value = null,
+                    .default_value_ptr = null,
                     .is_comptime = false,
                     .alignment = 1,
                 }},
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ test "reified struct uses @alignOf" {
                         .{
                             .name = "globals",
                             .type = modules.mach.globals,
-                            .default_value = null,
+                            .default_value_ptr = null,
                             .is_comptime = false,
                             .alignment = @alignOf(modules.mach.globals),
                         },
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ test "empty struct assigned to reified struct field" {
                     .fields = &.{.{
                         .name = "components",
                         .type = @TypeOf(modules.components),
-                        .default_value = null,
+                        .default_value_ptr = null,
                         .is_comptime = false,
                         .alignment = @alignOf(@TypeOf(modules.components)),
                     }},
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ test "struct field names sliced at comptime from larger string" {
                 .alignment = 0,
                 .name = name ++ "",
                 .type = usize,
-                .default_value = null,
+                .default_value_ptr = null,
                 .is_comptime = false,
             }};
         }
test/behavior/type_info.zig
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn testPointer() !void {
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.is_volatile == false);
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.alignment == @alignOf(u32));
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.child == u32);
-    try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.sentinel == null);
+    try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.sentinel() == null);
 }
 
 test "type info: unknown length pointer type info" {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn testUnknownLenPtr() !void {
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.size == .many);
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.is_const == true);
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.is_volatile == true);
-    try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.sentinel == null);
+    try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.sentinel() == null);
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.alignment == @alignOf(f64));
     try expect(u32_ptr_info.pointer.child == f64);
 }
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ fn testNullTerminatedPtr() !void {
     try expect(ptr_info.pointer.size == .many);
     try expect(ptr_info.pointer.is_const == false);
     try expect(ptr_info.pointer.is_volatile == false);
-    try expect(@as(*const u8, @ptrCast(ptr_info.pointer.sentinel.?)).* == 0);
+    try expect(ptr_info.pointer.sentinel().? == 0);
 
-    try expect(@typeInfo([:0]u8).pointer.sentinel != null);
+    try expect(@typeInfo([:0]u8).pointer.sentinel() != null);
 }
 
 test "type info: slice type info" {
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ fn testArray() !void {
         try expect(info == .array);
         try expect(info.array.len == 42);
         try expect(info.array.child == u8);
-        try expect(info.array.sentinel == null);
+        try expect(info.array.sentinel() == null);
     }
 
     {
         const info = @typeInfo([10:0]u8);
         try expect(info.array.len == 10);
         try expect(info.array.child == u8);
-        try expect(@as(*const u8, @ptrCast(info.array.sentinel.?)).* == @as(u8, 0));
+        try expect(info.array.sentinel().? == @as(u8, 0));
         try expect(@sizeOf([10:0]u8) == info.array.len + 1);
     }
 }
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ fn testStruct() !void {
     try expect(unpacked_struct_info.@"struct".is_tuple == false);
     try expect(unpacked_struct_info.@"struct".backing_integer == null);
     try expect(unpacked_struct_info.@"struct".fields[0].alignment == @alignOf(u32));
-    try expect(@as(*align(1) const u32, @ptrCast(unpacked_struct_info.@"struct".fields[0].default_value.?)).* == 4);
-    try expect(mem.eql(u8, "foobar", @as(*align(1) const *const [6:0]u8, @ptrCast(unpacked_struct_info.@"struct".fields[1].default_value.?)).*));
+    try expect(unpacked_struct_info.@"struct".fields[0].defaultValue().? == 4);
+    try expect(mem.eql(u8, "foobar", unpacked_struct_info.@"struct".fields[1].defaultValue().?));
 }
 
 const TestStruct = struct {
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ fn testPackedStruct() !void {
     try expect(struct_info.@"struct".fields.len == 4);
     try expect(struct_info.@"struct".fields[0].alignment == 0);
     try expect(struct_info.@"struct".fields[2].type == f32);
-    try expect(struct_info.@"struct".fields[2].default_value == null);
-    try expect(@as(*align(1) const u32, @ptrCast(struct_info.@"struct".fields[3].default_value.?)).* == 4);
+    try expect(struct_info.@"struct".fields[2].defaultValue() == null);
+    try expect(struct_info.@"struct".fields[3].defaultValue().? == 4);
     try expect(struct_info.@"struct".fields[3].alignment == 0);
     try expect(struct_info.@"struct".decls.len == 1);
 }
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ fn testFunction() !void {
     try expect(foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.address_space == .generic);
     try expect(foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.child == foo_fn_type);
     try expect(!foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.is_allowzero);
-    try expect(foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.sentinel == null);
+    try expect(foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.sentinel() == null);
 
     // Avoid looking at `typeInfoFooAligned` on targets which don't support function alignment.
     switch (builtin.target.cpu.arch) {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ fn testFunction() !void {
     try expect(aligned_foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.address_space == .generic);
     try expect(aligned_foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.child == aligned_foo_fn_type);
     try expect(!aligned_foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.is_allowzero);
-    try expect(aligned_foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.sentinel == null);
+    try expect(aligned_foo_ptr_fn_info.pointer.sentinel() == null);
 }
 
 extern fn typeInfoFoo(a: usize, b: bool, ...) callconv(.c) usize;
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ test "type info: TypeId -> Type impl cast" {
 
 test "sentinel of opaque pointer type" {
     const c_void_info = @typeInfo(*anyopaque);
-    try expect(c_void_info.pointer.sentinel == null);
+    try expect(c_void_info.pointer.sentinel_ptr == null);
 }
 
 test "@typeInfo does not force declarations into existence" {
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ test "typeInfo resolves usingnamespace declarations" {
     try expectEqualStrings(decls[1].name, "f1");
 }
 
-test "value from struct @typeInfo default_value can be loaded at comptime" {
+test "value from struct @typeInfo default_value_ptr can be loaded at comptime" {
     comptime {
-        const a = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(.{ .foo = @as(u8, 1) })).@"struct".fields[0].default_value;
+        const a = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(.{ .foo = @as(u8, 1) })).@"struct".fields[0].default_value_ptr;
         try expect(@as(*const u8, @ptrCast(a)).* == 1);
     }
 }
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ test "@typeInfo decls ignore dependency loops" {
 
 test "type info of tuple of string literal default value" {
     const struct_field = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(.{"hi"})).@"struct".fields[0];
-    const value = @as(*align(1) const *const [2:0]u8, @ptrCast(struct_field.default_value.?)).*;
+    const value = struct_field.defaultValue().?;
     comptime std.debug.assert(value[0] == 'h');
 }
 
test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_pointer_with_reify_type.zig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export fn entry() void {
         .address_space = .generic,
         .child = u8,
         .is_allowzero = false,
-        .sentinel = &@as(u8, 0),
+        .sentinel_ptr = &@as(u8, 0),
     } });
 }
 
test/cases/compile_errors/non_scalar_sentinel.zig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ comptime {
 }
 
 comptime {
-    _ = @Type(.{ .array = .{ .child = S, .len = 0, .sentinel = &sentinel } });
+    _ = @Type(.{ .array = .{ .child = S, .len = 0, .sentinel_ptr = &sentinel } });
 }
 comptime {
     _ = @Type(.{ .pointer = .{
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ comptime {
         .address_space = .generic,
         .child = S,
         .is_allowzero = false,
-        .sentinel = &sentinel,
+        .sentinel_ptr = &sentinel,
     } });
 }
 comptime {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ comptime {
         .address_space = .generic,
         .child = S,
         .is_allowzero = false,
-        .sentinel = &sentinel,
+        .sentinel_ptr = &sentinel,
     } });
 }
 
test/cases/compile_errors/packed_struct_field_alignment_unavailable_for_reify_type.zig
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 export fn entry() void {
     _ = @Type(.{ .@"struct" = .{ .layout = .@"packed", .fields = &.{
-        .{ .name = "one", .type = u4, .default_value = null, .is_comptime = false, .alignment = 2 },
+        .{ .name = "one", .type = u4, .default_value_ptr = null, .is_comptime = false, .alignment = 2 },
     }, .decls = &.{}, .is_tuple = false } });
 }
 
 // error
-// backend=stage2
-// target=native
 //
 // :2:9: error: alignment in a packed struct field must be set to 0
test/cases/compile_errors/reify_struct.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ comptime {
         .fields = &.{.{
             .name = "foo",
             .type = u32,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .is_comptime = false,
             .alignment = 4,
         }},
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ comptime {
         .fields = &.{.{
             .name = "3",
             .type = u32,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .is_comptime = false,
             .alignment = 4,
         }},
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ comptime {
         .fields = &.{.{
             .name = "0",
             .type = u32,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .is_comptime = true,
             .alignment = 4,
         }},
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ comptime {
         .fields = &.{.{
             .name = "0",
             .type = u32,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .is_comptime = true,
             .alignment = 4,
         }},
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ comptime {
         .fields = &.{.{
             .name = "0",
             .type = u32,
-            .default_value = null,
+            .default_value_ptr = null,
             .is_comptime = true,
             .alignment = 4,
         }},
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ comptime {
 }
 
 // error
-// backend=stage2
-// target=native
 //
 // :2:5: error: tuple cannot have non-numeric field 'foo'
 // :16:5: error: tuple field name '3' does not match field index 0
test/cases/compile_errors/reify_type_with_invalid_field_alignment.zig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ comptime {
             .fields = &.{.{
                 .name = "0",
                 .type = u32,
-                .default_value = null,
+                .default_value_ptr = null,
                 .is_comptime = true,
                 .alignment = 5,
             }},
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ comptime {
             .address_space = .generic,
             .child = u8,
             .is_allowzero = false,
-            .sentinel = null,
+            .sentinel_ptr = null,
         },
     });
 }
test/cases/compile_errors/reify_type_with_undefined.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 comptime {
-    _ = @Type(.{ .array = .{ .len = 0, .child = u8, .sentinel = undefined } });
+    _ = @Type(.{ .array = .{ .len = 0, .child = u8, .sentinel_ptr = undefined } });
 }
 comptime {
     _ = @Type(.{