Motivation:
These are necessary for creating a buffer implementation that uses Unsafe, and works generically for both on-heap and off-heap memory.
Modification:
PlatformDependent previously forced clients to decide if they are working on on-heap memory, or off-heap memory, by giving accessors distinct APIs for each.
What is added here, are generic accessors that work the same in either case.
Result:
We can now make an Unsafe-based buffer implementation that is agnostic to whether the memory is on- or off-heap.
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