Adding System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.BitCast

src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp

@@ -1484,6 +1484,7 @@ void Compiler::fgFindJumpTargets(const BYTE* codeAddr, IL_OFFSET codeSize, Fixed
 #endif // FEATURE_HW_INTRINSICS
                             case NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_As:
                             case NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_AsRef:
+                            case NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_BitCast:
                             case NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_SkipInit:
                             {
                                 // TODO-CQ: These are no-ops in that they never produce any IR

src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp

@@ -4002,6 +4002,143 @@ GenTree* Compiler::impSRCSUnsafeIntrinsic(NamedIntrinsic        intrinsic,
             return impPopStack().val;
         }
 
+        case NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_BitCast:
+        {
+            assert(sig->sigInst.methInstCount == 2);
+
+            CORINFO_CLASS_HANDLE fromTypeHnd = sig->sigInst.methInst[0];
+            CORINFO_CLASS_HANDLE toTypeHnd   = sig->sigInst.methInst[1];
+
+            if (fromTypeHnd == toTypeHnd)
+            {
+                // Handle the easy case of matching type handles, such as `int` to `int`
+                return impPopStack().val;
+            }
+
+            unsigned fromSize = info.compCompHnd->getClassSize(fromTypeHnd);
+            unsigned toSize   = info.compCompHnd->getClassSize(toTypeHnd);
+
+            if (fromSize != toSize)
+            {
+                // Fallback to the software implementation to throw when sizes don't match
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+
+            CorInfoType fromJitType = info.compCompHnd->asCorInfoType(fromTypeHnd);
+            var_types   fromType    = JITtype2varType(fromJitType);
+
+            CorInfoType toJitType = info.compCompHnd->asCorInfoType(toTypeHnd);
+            var_types   toType    = JITtype2varType(toJitType);
+
+            bool involvesStructType = false;
+
+            if (fromType == TYP_STRUCT)
+            {
+                involvesStructType = true;
+
+                if (toType == TYP_STRUCT)
+                {
+                    ClassLayout* fromLayout = typGetObjLayout(fromTypeHnd);
+                    ClassLayout* toLayout   = typGetObjLayout(toTypeHnd);
+
+                    if (ClassLayout::AreCompatible(fromLayout, toLayout))
+                    {
+                        // Handle compatible struct layouts where we can simply return op1
+                        return impPopStack().val;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else if (toType == TYP_STRUCT)
+            {
+                involvesStructType = true;
+            }
+
+            if (involvesStructType)
+            {
+                // TODO-CQ: Handle this by getting the address of `op1` and then dereferencing
+                // that as TTo, much as `Unsafe.As<TFrom, TTo>(ref op1)` would work.
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+
+            if (varTypeIsFloating(fromType))
+            {
+                // Handle bitcasting from floating to same sized integral, such as `float` to `int`
+                assert(varTypeIsIntegral(toType));
+
+#if !TARGET_64BIT
+                if ((fromType == TYP_DOUBLE) && !impStackTop().val->IsCnsFltOrDbl())
+                {
+                    // TODO-Cleanup: We should support this on 32-bit but it requires decomposition work
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
+#endif // !TARGET_64BIT
+
+                GenTree* op1 = impPopStack().val;
+
+                if (op1->IsCnsFltOrDbl())
+                {
+                    if (fromType == TYP_DOUBLE)
+                    {
+                        double f64Cns = static_cast<double>(op1->AsDblCon()->DconValue());
+                        return gtNewLconNode(static_cast<int64_t>(BitOperations::DoubleToUInt64Bits(f64Cns)));
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        assert(fromType == TYP_FLOAT);
+                        float f32Cns = static_cast<float>(op1->AsDblCon()->DconValue());
+                        return gtNewIconNode(static_cast<int32_t>(BitOperations::SingleToUInt32Bits(f32Cns)));
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    toType = varTypeToSigned(toType);
+                    op1    = impImplicitR4orR8Cast(op1, fromType);
+                    return gtNewBitCastNode(toType, op1);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (varTypeIsFloating(toType))
+            {
+                // Handle bitcasting from integral to same sized floating, such as `int` to `float`
+                assert(varTypeIsIntegral(fromType));
+
+#if !TARGET_64BIT
+                if ((toType == TYP_DOUBLE) && !impStackTop().val->IsIntegralConst())
+                {
+                    // TODO-Cleanup: We should support this on 32-bit but it requires decomposition work
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
+#endif // !TARGET_64BIT
+
+                GenTree* op1 = impPopStack().val;
+
+                if (op1->IsIntegralConst())
+                {
+                    if (toType == TYP_DOUBLE)
+                    {
+                        uint64_t u64Cns = static_cast<uint64_t>(op1->AsIntConCommon()->LngValue());
+                        return gtNewDconNode(BitOperations::UInt64BitsToDouble(u64Cns), TYP_DOUBLE);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        assert(toType == TYP_FLOAT);
+
+                        uint32_t u32Cns = static_cast<uint32_t>(op1->AsIntConCommon()->IconValue());
+                        return gtNewDconNode(BitOperations::UInt32BitsToSingle(u32Cns), TYP_FLOAT);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return gtNewBitCastNode(toType, op1);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // Handle bitcasting for same sized integrals, such as `int` to `uint`
+            return impPopStack().val;
+        }
+
         case NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_ByteOffset:
         {
             assert(sig->sigInst.methInstCount == 1);
@@ -8202,6 +8339,10 @@ NamedIntrinsic Compiler::lookupNamedIntrinsic(CORINFO_METHOD_HANDLE method)
                         {
                             result = NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_AsRef;
                         }
+                        else if (strcmp(methodName, "BitCast") == 0)
+                        {
+                            result = NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_BitCast;
+                        }
                         else if (strcmp(methodName, "ByteOffset") == 0)
                         {
                             result = NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_ByteOffset;

src/coreclr/jit/namedintrinsiclist.h

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ enum NamedIntrinsic : unsigned short
     NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_As,
     NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_AsPointer,
     NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_AsRef,
+    NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_BitCast,
     NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_ByteOffset,
     NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_Copy,
     NI_SRCS_UNSAFE_CopyBlock,

src/libraries/System.Data.Odbc/src/Common/System/Data/ProviderBase/DbBuffer.cs

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ internal IntPtr ReadIntPtr(int offset)
         internal unsafe float ReadSingle(int offset)
         {
             int value = ReadInt32(offset);
-            return *(float*)&value;
+            return BitConverter.Int32BitsToSingle(value);
         }
 
         protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ internal void WriteIntPtr(int offset, IntPtr value)
 
         internal unsafe void WriteSingle(int offset, float value)
         {
-            WriteInt32(offset, *(int*)&value);
+            WriteInt32(offset, BitConverter.SingleToInt32Bits(value));
         }
 
         internal void ZeroMemory()

src/libraries/System.Data.OleDb/src/System/Data/ProviderBase/DbBuffer.cs

@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ internal IntPtr ReadIntPtr(int offset)
         internal unsafe float ReadSingle(int offset)
         {
             int value = ReadInt32(offset);
-            return *(float*)&value;
+            return BitConverter.Int32BitsToSingle(value);
         }
 
         protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ internal void WriteIntPtr(int offset, IntPtr value)
 
         internal unsafe void WriteSingle(int offset, float value)
         {
-            WriteInt32(offset, *(int*)&value);
+            WriteInt32(offset, BitConverter.SingleToInt32Bits(value));
         }
 
         internal Guid ReadGuid(int offset)

src/libraries/System.Memory/tests/ParsersAndFormatters/Parser/ValidateParser.cs

@@ -106,13 +106,10 @@ private static bool IsParsedValueEqual<T>(T expected, T actual)
                 double expectedDouble = (double)(object)expected;
                 double actualDouble = (double)(object)actual;
 
-                unsafe
-                {
-                    if (*((ulong*)&expectedDouble) != *((ulong*)&actualDouble))
-                        return false;
+                if (BitConverter.DoubleToUInt64Bits(expectedDouble) != BitConverter.DoubleToUInt64Bits(actualDouble))
+                    return false;
 
-                    return true;
-                }
+                return true;
             }
 
             // Parsed floating points are constructed, not computed. Thus, we can do the exact compare.
@@ -121,13 +118,10 @@ private static bool IsParsedValueEqual<T>(T expected, T actual)
                 float expectedSingle = (float)(object)expected;
                 float actualSingle = (float)(object)actual;
 
-                unsafe
-                {
-                    if (*((uint*)&expectedSingle) != *((uint*)&actualSingle))
-                        return false;
+                if (BitConverter.SingleToUInt32Bits(expectedSingle) != BitConverter.SingleToUInt32Bits(actualSingle))
+                    return false;
 
-                    return true;
-                }
+                return true;
             }
 
             return expected.Equals(actual);

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/BitConverter.cs

@@ -764,31 +764,31 @@ public static bool ToBoolean(ReadOnlySpan<byte> value)
         /// <param name="value">The number to convert.</param>
         /// <returns>A 64-bit signed integer whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe long DoubleToInt64Bits(double value) => *((long*)&value);
+        public static unsafe long DoubleToInt64Bits(double value) => Unsafe.BitCast<double, long>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified 64-bit signed integer to a double-precision floating point number.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The number to convert.</param>
         /// <returns>A double-precision floating point number whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe double Int64BitsToDouble(long value) => *((double*)&value);
+        public static unsafe double Int64BitsToDouble(long value) => Unsafe.BitCast<long, double>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified single-precision floating point number to a 32-bit signed integer.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The number to convert.</param>
         /// <returns>A 32-bit signed integer whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe int SingleToInt32Bits(float value) => *((int*)&value);
+        public static unsafe int SingleToInt32Bits(float value) => Unsafe.BitCast<float, int>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified 32-bit signed integer to a single-precision floating point number.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The number to convert.</param>
         /// <returns>A single-precision floating point number whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe float Int32BitsToSingle(int value) => *((float*)&value);
+        public static unsafe float Int32BitsToSingle(int value) => Unsafe.BitCast<int, float>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified half-precision floating point number to a 16-bit signed integer.
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ public static bool ToBoolean(ReadOnlySpan<byte> value)
         /// <returns>A 64-bit unsigned integer whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [CLSCompliant(false)]
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe ulong DoubleToUInt64Bits(double value) => *((ulong*)&value);
+        public static unsafe ulong DoubleToUInt64Bits(double value) => Unsafe.BitCast<double, ulong>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified 64-bit unsigned integer to a double-precision floating point number.
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ public static bool ToBoolean(ReadOnlySpan<byte> value)
         /// <returns>A double-precision floating point number whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [CLSCompliant(false)]
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe double UInt64BitsToDouble(ulong value) => *((double*)&value);
+        public static unsafe double UInt64BitsToDouble(ulong value) => Unsafe.BitCast<ulong, double>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified single-precision floating point number to a 32-bit unsigned integer.
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ public static bool ToBoolean(ReadOnlySpan<byte> value)
         /// <returns>A 32-bit unsigned integer whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [CLSCompliant(false)]
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe uint SingleToUInt32Bits(float value) => *((uint*)&value);
+        public static unsafe uint SingleToUInt32Bits(float value) => Unsafe.BitCast<float, uint>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified 32-bit unsigned integer to a single-precision floating point number.
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ public static bool ToBoolean(ReadOnlySpan<byte> value)
         /// <returns>A single-precision floating point number whose bits are identical to <paramref name="value"/>.</returns>
         [CLSCompliant(false)]
         [Intrinsic]
-        public static unsafe float UInt32BitsToSingle(uint value) => *((float*)&value);
+        public static unsafe float UInt32BitsToSingle(uint value) => Unsafe.BitCast<uint, float>(value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified half-precision floating point number to a 16-bit unsigned integer.

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Decimal.DecCalc.cs

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ private static unsafe uint GetExponent(float f)
                 //    ULONG sign:1;
                 // } SNGSTRUCT;
 
-                return (byte)(*(uint*)&f >> 23);
+                return (byte)(BitConverter.SingleToUInt32Bits(f) >> 23);
             }
 
             private static unsafe uint GetExponent(double d)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ private static unsafe uint GetExponent(double d)
                 //   DWORDLONG signexp:12;
                 // } DBLSTRUCT;
 
-                return (uint)(*(ulong*)&d >> 52) & 0x7FFu;
+                return (uint)(BitConverter.DoubleToUInt64Bits(d) >> 52) & 0x7FFu;
             }
 
             private static ulong UInt32x32To64(uint a, uint b)

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/Unsafe.cs

@@ -238,6 +238,24 @@ public static bool AreSame<T>([AllowNull] ref T left, [AllowNull] ref T right)
             // ret
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reinterprets the given reference as a reference to a value of type <typeparamref name="TTo"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">The size of <typeparamref name="TFrom" /> and <typeparamref name="TTo" /> are not the same.</exception>
+        [Intrinsic]
+        [NonVersionable]
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static TTo BitCast<TFrom, TTo>(TFrom source)
+            where TFrom : struct
+            where TTo : struct
+        {
+            if (sizeof(TFrom) != sizeof(TTo))
+            {
+                ThrowHelper.ThrowNotSupportedException();
+            }
+            return As<TFrom, TTo>(ref source);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Copies a value of type T to the given location.
         /// </summary>

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Volatile.cs

@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ public static void Write(ref byte location, byte value) =>
         public static double Read(ref double location)
         {
             long result = Read(ref Unsafe.As<double, long>(ref location));
-            return *(double*)&result;
+            return BitConverter.Int64BitsToDouble(result);
         }
 
         [Intrinsic]
         [NonVersionable]
         public static void Write(ref double location, double value) =>
-            Write(ref Unsafe.As<double, long>(ref location), *(long*)&value);
+            Write(ref Unsafe.As<double, long>(ref location), BitConverter.DoubleToInt64Bits(value));
         #endregion
 
         #region Int16

src/libraries/System.Private.DataContractSerialization/src/System/Xml/XmlConverter.cs

@@ -710,15 +710,13 @@ public static int ToCharsR(long value, byte[] chars, int offset)
         private static unsafe bool IsNegativeZero(float value)
         {
             // Simple equals function will report that -0 is equal to +0, so compare bits instead
-            float negativeZero = -0e0F;
-            return (*(int*)&value == *(int*)&negativeZero);
+            return BitConverter.SingleToUInt32Bits(value) == 0x8000_0000U;
         }
 
         private static unsafe bool IsNegativeZero(double value)
         {
             // Simple equals function will report that -0 is equal to +0, so compare bits instead
-            double negativeZero = -0e0;
-            return (*(long*)&value == *(long*)&negativeZero);
+            return BitConverter.DoubleToUInt64Bits(value) == 0x8000_0000_0000_0000UL;
         }
 
         private static int ToInfinity(bool isNegative, byte[] buffer, int offset)