RFR: 8377895: Create sizeof_auto, to reduce narrowing conversions [v7]

[Albert Mingkun Yang]

On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:46:05 GMT, Kim Barrett <kbarrett at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> OK, so we'll end up with different macros sizeof_auto() and xyz_auto() instead of allowing something more general like auto_size(xyz()) at the call site?
>
> Sorry @dean-long , but I'm not understanding what you are saying about the current
> proposal or what your preferred thing might be.

I think what Dean means that a function should be named by what it is/does, not what caller is/does.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29716#discussion_r2842449808