#[repr(C, align(1))]pub struct AtomicI8 { /* private fields */ }
Expand description
An integer type which can be safely shared between threads.
This type has the same
size, alignment, and bit validity
as the underlying integer type, i8
.
For more about the differences between atomic types and non-atomic types as well as information about the portability of this type, please see the module-level documentation.
Note: This type is only available on platforms that support
atomic loads and stores of i8
.
Implementations§
Source§impl AtomicI8
impl AtomicI8
1.34.0 (const: 1.34.0) · Sourcepub const fn new(v: i8) -> AtomicI8
Available on crate feature std
only.
pub const fn new(v: i8) -> AtomicI8
std
only.Creates a new atomic integer.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::AtomicI8;
let atomic_forty_two = AtomicI8::new(42);
1.75.0 (const: 1.84.0) · Sourcepub const unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *mut i8) -> &'a AtomicI8
Available on crate feature std
only.
pub const unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *mut i8) -> &'a AtomicI8
std
only.Creates a new reference to an atomic integer from a pointer.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{self, AtomicI8};
// Get a pointer to an allocated value
let ptr: *mut i8 = Box::into_raw(Box::new(0));
assert!(ptr.cast::<AtomicI8>().is_aligned());
{
// Create an atomic view of the allocated value
let atomic = unsafe {AtomicI8::from_ptr(ptr) };
// Use `atomic` for atomic operations, possibly share it with other threads
atomic.store(1, atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
}
// It's ok to non-atomically access the value behind `ptr`,
// since the reference to the atomic ended its lifetime in the block above
assert_eq!(unsafe { *ptr }, 1);
// Deallocate the value
unsafe { drop(Box::from_raw(ptr)) }
§Safety
ptr
must be aligned toalign_of::<AtomicI8>()
(note that this is always true, sincealign_of::<AtomicI8>() == 1
).ptr
must be valid for both reads and writes for the whole lifetime'a
.- You must adhere to the Memory model for atomic accesses. In particular, it is not allowed to mix atomic and non-atomic accesses, or atomic accesses of different sizes, without synchronization.
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut i8
Available on crate feature std
only.
pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut i8
std
only.Returns a mutable reference to the underlying integer.
This is safe because the mutable reference guarantees that no other threads are concurrently accessing the atomic data.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let mut some_var = AtomicI8::new(10);
assert_eq!(*some_var.get_mut(), 10);
*some_var.get_mut() = 5;
assert_eq!(some_var.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 5);
Sourcepub fn from_mut(v: &mut i8) -> &mut AtomicI8
🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_from_mut
)Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic_equal_alignment="8"
only.
pub fn from_mut(v: &mut i8) -> &mut AtomicI8
atomic_from_mut
)std
and target_has_atomic_equal_alignment="8"
only.Get atomic access to a &mut i8
.
§Examples
#![feature(atomic_from_mut)]
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let mut some_int = 123;
let a = AtomicI8::from_mut(&mut some_int);
a.store(100, Ordering::Relaxed);
assert_eq!(some_int, 100);
Sourcepub fn get_mut_slice(this: &mut [AtomicI8]) -> &mut [i8]
🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_from_mut
)Available on crate feature std
only.
pub fn get_mut_slice(this: &mut [AtomicI8]) -> &mut [i8]
atomic_from_mut
)std
only.Get non-atomic access to a &mut [AtomicI8]
slice
This is safe because the mutable reference guarantees that no other threads are concurrently accessing the atomic data.
§Examples
#![feature(atomic_from_mut)]
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let mut some_ints = [const { AtomicI8::new(0) }; 10];
let view: &mut [i8] = AtomicI8::get_mut_slice(&mut some_ints);
assert_eq!(view, [0; 10]);
view
.iter_mut()
.enumerate()
.for_each(|(idx, int)| *int = idx as _);
std::thread::scope(|s| {
some_ints
.iter()
.enumerate()
.for_each(|(idx, int)| {
s.spawn(move || assert_eq!(int.load(Ordering::Relaxed), idx as _));
})
});
Sourcepub fn from_mut_slice(v: &mut [i8]) -> &mut [AtomicI8]
🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_from_mut
)Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic_equal_alignment="8"
only.
pub fn from_mut_slice(v: &mut [i8]) -> &mut [AtomicI8]
atomic_from_mut
)std
and target_has_atomic_equal_alignment="8"
only.Get atomic access to a &mut [i8]
slice.
§Examples
#![feature(atomic_from_mut)]
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let mut some_ints = [0; 10];
let a = &*AtomicI8::from_mut_slice(&mut some_ints);
std::thread::scope(|s| {
for i in 0..a.len() {
s.spawn(move || a[i].store(i as _, Ordering::Relaxed));
}
});
for (i, n) in some_ints.into_iter().enumerate() {
assert_eq!(i, n as usize);
}
1.34.0 (const: 1.79.0) · Sourcepub const fn into_inner(self) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
only.
pub const fn into_inner(self) -> i8
std
only.Consumes the atomic and returns the contained value.
This is safe because passing self
by value guarantees that no other threads are
concurrently accessing the atomic data.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::AtomicI8;
let some_var = AtomicI8::new(5);
assert_eq!(some_var.into_inner(), 5);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn load(&self, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
only.
pub fn load(&self, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
only.Loads a value from the atomic integer.
load
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation.
Possible values are SeqCst
, Acquire
and Relaxed
.
§Panics
Panics if order
is Release
or AcqRel
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let some_var = AtomicI8::new(5);
assert_eq!(some_var.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 5);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn store(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering)
Available on crate feature std
only.
pub fn store(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering)
std
only.Stores a value into the atomic integer.
store
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation.
Possible values are SeqCst
, Release
and Relaxed
.
§Panics
Panics if order
is Acquire
or AcqRel
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let some_var = AtomicI8::new(5);
some_var.store(10, Ordering::Relaxed);
assert_eq!(some_var.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 10);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn swap(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn swap(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Stores a value into the atomic integer, returning the previous value.
swap
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let some_var = AtomicI8::new(5);
assert_eq!(some_var.swap(10, Ordering::Relaxed), 5);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn compare_and_swap(&self, current: i8, new: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
👎Deprecated since 1.50.0: Use compare_exchange
or compare_exchange_weak
insteadAvailable on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn compare_and_swap(&self, current: i8, new: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
compare_exchange
or compare_exchange_weak
insteadstd
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Stores a value into the atomic integer if the current value is the same as
the current
value.
The return value is always the previous value. If it is equal to current
, then the
value was updated.
compare_and_swap
also takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory
ordering of this operation. Notice that even when using AcqRel
, the operation
might fail and hence just perform an Acquire
load, but not have Release
semantics.
Using Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
if it
happens, and using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Migrating to compare_exchange
and compare_exchange_weak
compare_and_swap
is equivalent to compare_exchange
with the following mapping for
memory orderings:
Original | Success | Failure |
---|---|---|
Relaxed | Relaxed | Relaxed |
Acquire | Acquire | Acquire |
Release | Release | Relaxed |
AcqRel | AcqRel | Acquire |
SeqCst | SeqCst | SeqCst |
compare_exchange_weak
is allowed to fail spuriously even when the comparison succeeds,
which allows the compiler to generate better assembly code when the compare and swap
is used in a loop.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let some_var = AtomicI8::new(5);
assert_eq!(some_var.compare_and_swap(5, 10, Ordering::Relaxed), 5);
assert_eq!(some_var.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 10);
assert_eq!(some_var.compare_and_swap(6, 12, Ordering::Relaxed), 10);
assert_eq!(some_var.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 10);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn compare_exchange(
&self,
current: i8,
new: i8,
success: Ordering,
failure: Ordering,
) -> Result<i8, i8>
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn compare_exchange( &self, current: i8, new: i8, success: Ordering, failure: Ordering, ) -> Result<i8, i8>
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Stores a value into the atomic integer if the current value is the same as
the current
value.
The return value is a result indicating whether the new value was written and
containing the previous value. On success this value is guaranteed to be equal to
current
.
compare_exchange
takes two Ordering
arguments to describe the memory
ordering of this operation. success
describes the required ordering for the
read-modify-write operation that takes place if the comparison with current
succeeds.
failure
describes the required ordering for the load operation that takes place when
the comparison fails. Using Acquire
as success ordering makes the store part
of this operation Relaxed
, and using Release
makes the successful load
Relaxed
. The failure ordering can only be SeqCst
, Acquire
or Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let some_var = AtomicI8::new(5);
assert_eq!(some_var.compare_exchange(5, 10,
Ordering::Acquire,
Ordering::Relaxed),
Ok(5));
assert_eq!(some_var.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 10);
assert_eq!(some_var.compare_exchange(6, 12,
Ordering::SeqCst,
Ordering::Acquire),
Err(10));
assert_eq!(some_var.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 10);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn compare_exchange_weak(
&self,
current: i8,
new: i8,
success: Ordering,
failure: Ordering,
) -> Result<i8, i8>
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn compare_exchange_weak( &self, current: i8, new: i8, success: Ordering, failure: Ordering, ) -> Result<i8, i8>
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Stores a value into the atomic integer if the current value is the same as
the current
value.
Unlike AtomicI8::compare_exchange
,
this function is allowed to spuriously fail even
when the comparison succeeds, which can result in more efficient code on some
platforms. The return value is a result indicating whether the new value was
written and containing the previous value.
compare_exchange_weak
takes two Ordering
arguments to describe the memory
ordering of this operation. success
describes the required ordering for the
read-modify-write operation that takes place if the comparison with current
succeeds.
failure
describes the required ordering for the load operation that takes place when
the comparison fails. Using Acquire
as success ordering makes the store part
of this operation Relaxed
, and using Release
makes the successful load
Relaxed
. The failure ordering can only be SeqCst
, Acquire
or Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let val = AtomicI8::new(4);
let mut old = val.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
loop {
let new = old * 2;
match val.compare_exchange_weak(old, new, Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::Relaxed) {
Ok(_) => break,
Err(x) => old = x,
}
}
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_add(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_add(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Adds to the current value, returning the previous value.
This operation wraps around on overflow.
fetch_add
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(0);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_add(10, Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 10);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_sub(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_sub(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Subtracts from the current value, returning the previous value.
This operation wraps around on overflow.
fetch_sub
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(20);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_sub(10, Ordering::SeqCst), 20);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 10);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_and(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_and(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Bitwise “and” with the current value.
Performs a bitwise “and” operation on the current value and the argument val
, and
sets the new value to the result.
Returns the previous value.
fetch_and
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(0b101101);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_and(0b110011, Ordering::SeqCst), 0b101101);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0b100001);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_nand(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_nand(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Bitwise “nand” with the current value.
Performs a bitwise “nand” operation on the current value and the argument val
, and
sets the new value to the result.
Returns the previous value.
fetch_nand
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(0x13);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_nand(0x31, Ordering::SeqCst), 0x13);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), !(0x13 & 0x31));
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_or(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_or(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Bitwise “or” with the current value.
Performs a bitwise “or” operation on the current value and the argument val
, and
sets the new value to the result.
Returns the previous value.
fetch_or
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(0b101101);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_or(0b110011, Ordering::SeqCst), 0b101101);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0b111111);
1.34.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_xor(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_xor(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Bitwise “xor” with the current value.
Performs a bitwise “xor” operation on the current value and the argument val
, and
sets the new value to the result.
Returns the previous value.
fetch_xor
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(0b101101);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_xor(0b110011, Ordering::SeqCst), 0b101101);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0b011110);
1.45.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_update<F>(
&self,
set_order: Ordering,
fetch_order: Ordering,
f: F,
) -> Result<i8, i8>
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_update<F>( &self, set_order: Ordering, fetch_order: Ordering, f: F, ) -> Result<i8, i8>
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Fetches the value, and applies a function to it that returns an optional
new value. Returns a Result
of Ok(previous_value)
if the function returned Some(_)
, else
Err(previous_value)
.
Note: This may call the function multiple times if the value has been changed from other threads in
the meantime, as long as the function returns Some(_)
, but the function will have been applied
only once to the stored value.
fetch_update
takes two Ordering
arguments to describe the memory ordering of this operation.
The first describes the required ordering for when the operation finally succeeds while the second
describes the required ordering for loads. These correspond to the success and failure orderings of
AtomicI8::compare_exchange
respectively.
Using Acquire
as success ordering makes the store part
of this operation Relaxed
, and using Release
makes the final successful load
Relaxed
. The (failed) load ordering can only be SeqCst
, Acquire
or Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Considerations
This method is not magic; it is not provided by the hardware.
It is implemented in terms of
AtomicI8::compare_exchange_weak
,
and suffers from the same drawbacks.
In particular, this method will not circumvent the ABA Problem.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let x = AtomicI8::new(7);
assert_eq!(x.fetch_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |_| None), Err(7));
assert_eq!(x.fetch_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |x| Some(x + 1)), Ok(7));
assert_eq!(x.fetch_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |x| Some(x + 1)), Ok(8));
assert_eq!(x.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 9);
1.45.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_max(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_max(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Maximum with the current value.
Finds the maximum of the current value and the argument val
, and
sets the new value to the result.
Returns the previous value.
fetch_max
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(23);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_max(42, Ordering::SeqCst), 23);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 42);
If you want to obtain the maximum value in one step, you can use the following:
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(23);
let bar = 42;
let max_foo = foo.fetch_max(bar, Ordering::SeqCst).max(bar);
assert!(max_foo == 42);
1.45.0 · Sourcepub fn fetch_min(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
Available on crate feature std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.
pub fn fetch_min(&self, val: i8, order: Ordering) -> i8
std
and target_has_atomic="8"
only.Minimum with the current value.
Finds the minimum of the current value and the argument val
, and
sets the new value to the result.
Returns the previous value.
fetch_min
takes an Ordering
argument which describes the memory ordering
of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using
Acquire
makes the store part of this operation Relaxed
, and
using Release
makes the load part Relaxed
.
Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on
i8
.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(23);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_min(42, Ordering::Relaxed), 23);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 23);
assert_eq!(foo.fetch_min(22, Ordering::Relaxed), 23);
assert_eq!(foo.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 22);
If you want to obtain the minimum value in one step, you can use the following:
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI8, Ordering};
let foo = AtomicI8::new(23);
let bar = 12;
let min_foo = foo.fetch_min(bar, Ordering::SeqCst).min(bar);
assert_eq!(min_foo, 12);
1.70.0 (const: 1.70.0) · Sourcepub const fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut i8
Available on crate feature std
only.
pub const fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut i8
std
only.Returns a mutable pointer to the underlying integer.
Doing non-atomic reads and writes on the resulting integer can be a data race.
This method is mostly useful for FFI, where the function signature may use
*mut i8
instead of &AtomicI8
.
Returning an *mut
pointer from a shared reference to this atomic is safe because the
atomic types work with interior mutability. All modifications of an atomic change the value
through a shared reference, and can do so safely as long as they use atomic operations. Any
use of the returned raw pointer requires an unsafe
block and still has to uphold the same
restriction: operations on it must be atomic.
§Examples
use std::sync::atomic::AtomicI8;
extern "C" {
fn my_atomic_op(arg: *mut i8);
}
let atomic = AtomicI8::new(1);
// SAFETY: Safe as long as `my_atomic_op` is atomic.
unsafe {
my_atomic_op(atomic.as_ptr());
}
Trait Implementations§
impl RefUnwindSafe for AtomicI8
target_has_atomic_load_store="8"
only.impl Sync for AtomicI8
Auto Trait Implementations§
impl !Freeze for AtomicI8
impl Send for AtomicI8
impl Unpin for AtomicI8
impl UnwindSafe for AtomicI8
Blanket Implementations§
Source§impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for Twhere
T: ?Sized,
impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for Twhere
T: ?Sized,
Source§fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T
fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T
Layout§
Note: Most layout information is completely unstable and may even differ between compilations. The only exception is types with certain repr(...)
attributes. Please see the Rust Reference's “Type Layout” chapter for details on type layout guarantees.
Size: 1 byte