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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/src/string.hh b/src/string.hh
index b3102272..857a1b19 100644
--- a/src/string.hh
+++ b/src/string.hh
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef string_hh_INCLUDED
 #define string_hh_INCLUDED
 
-#include <bit>
-#include <cstring>
+#include <climits>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include "memory.hh"
 #include "hash.hh"
 #include "units.hh"
 #include "utf8.hh"
 
-#include <climits>
 
 namespace Kakoune
 {
@@ -158,17 +157,22 @@ public:
 
     // String data storage using small string optimization.
     //
-    // the MSB of the last byte is used to flag if we are using the allocated buffer
-    // (1) or a small one (0). On big endian systems that means the allocated
-    // capacity must be pair, on little endian systems that means the allocated
-    // capacity cannot use its most significant byte, so we effectively limit
-    // capacity to 2^24 on 32bit arch, and 2^56 on 64.
+    // The MSB of the last byte is used to flag if we are using the allocated buffer
+    // (1) or in-situ storage, the small one (0). That means the allocated capacity
+    // cannot use its most significant byte, so we effectively limit capacity to
+    // 2^24 on 32bit arch, and 2^56 on 64bit.
+    //
+    // There is also a special NoCopy mode in which the data referred to is un-owned.
+    // It is indicated by being in Long mode with capacity == 0.
     struct Data
     {
         using Alloc = Allocator<char, MemoryDomain::String>;
 
         Data() { set_empty(); }
-        Data(NoCopy, const char* data, size_t size) : u{Long{const_cast<char*>(data), size, {0}, Short::inactive_mask}} {}
+        Data(NoCopy, const char* data, size_t size) : u{Long{const_cast<char*>(data), 
+                                                             size,
+                                                             /*capacity=*/0, 
+                                                             /*mode=*/Long::active_mask}} {}
 
         Data(const char* data, size_t size, size_t capacity);
         Data(const char* data, size_t size) : Data(data, size, size) {}
@@ -179,9 +183,9 @@ public:
         Data& operator=(const Data& other);
         Data& operator=(Data&& other) noexcept;
 
-        bool is_long() const { return (u.s.remaining_size & Short::inactive_mask) > 0; }
+        bool is_long() const { return (u.l.mode& Long::active_mask) > 0; }
         size_t size() const { return is_long() ? u.l.size : (Short::capacity - u.s.remaining_size); }
-        size_t capacity() const { return is_long() ? u.l.capacity() : Short::capacity; }
+        size_t capacity() const { return is_long() ? u.l.capacity : Short::capacity; }
 
         const char* data() const { return is_long() ? u.l.ptr : u.s.string; }
         char* data() { return is_long() ? u.l.ptr : u.s.string; }
@@ -201,23 +205,9 @@ public:
 
             char* ptr;
             size_t size;
-            unsigned char m_capacity[sizeof(size_t) - 1];
+            size_t capacity: (sizeof(size_t) - 1) *CHAR_BIT;
             unsigned char mode;
-            size_t capacity() const 
-            { 
-                size_t ret{};
-                auto* dest = ((unsigned char*)&ret) + 
-                             (std::endian::native == std::endian::big ? 1: 0);
-                memcpy(dest, m_capacity, sizeof m_capacity);
-                return ret;
-            }
-            void set_capacity(size_t cap) 
-            { 
-                auto* src = ((unsigned char*)&cap) + 
-                            (std::endian::native == std::endian::big ? 1: 0);
-                memcpy(m_capacity, src, sizeof m_capacity);
-                mode = Short::inactive_mask;
-            }
+            static constexpr unsigned char active_mask = 0b1000'0000;
         };
 
         struct Short
@@ -225,9 +215,9 @@ public:
             static constexpr size_t capacity = sizeof(Long) - 1;
             char string[capacity];
             // When string is full remaining_size will be 0 and be the null terminator.
-            // When string is empty remaining size will be 0b00010111 and not collide with inactive_mask.
+            // When string is empty remaining size will be 23 (0b00010111)
+            // and not collide with Long::active_mask.
             unsigned char remaining_size;
-            static constexpr unsigned char inactive_mask = 0b1000'0000;
         };
 
         union
@@ -238,9 +228,8 @@ public:
 
         void release()
         {
-            auto const cap = u.l.capacity();
-            if (is_long() and (cap != 0))
-                Alloc{}.deallocate(u.l.ptr, cap+1);
+            if (is_long() and (u.l.capacity != 0))
+                Alloc{}.deallocate(u.l.ptr, u.l.capacity+1);
         }
 
         void set_empty() { u.s.remaining_size = Short::capacity; u.s.string[0] = '\0'; }