memory_view: Avoid using bit field #8380
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Bit field's memory layout is implementation-defined.
See also:
https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/EXP11-C.+Do+not+make+assumptions+regarding+the+layout+of+structures+with+bit-fields
If memory layout is implementation-defined, it's difficult to use from FFI library such as Ruby-FFI.