embed: 1.17 rejects types with underlying type []byte [1.17 backport]

[gopherbot]

@randall77 requested issue #47735 to be considered for backport to the next 1.17 minor release.

@gopherbot please open a backport issue for 1.17.

[randall77]

Programs that used to compile with 1.16 have stopped compiling for 1.17. Workarounds are possible, but can be annoying if in a dependency.

[mknyszek]

What Keith said.

[gopherbot]

Change https://golang.org/cl/345092 mentions this issue: [release-branch.go1.17] cmd/compile: allow embed into any byte slice type

[gopherbot]

Closed by merging 2d97a87 to release-branch.go1.17.