fix regressed tests and update docs to use "type coercion"

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/lib/std/event/loop.zig b/lib/std/event/loop.zig
index d5d73dabbc..543863c71e 100644
--- a/lib/std/event/loop.zig
+++ b/lib/std/event/loop.zig
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
                     },
                 };
 
-                const empty_kevs = ([*]os.Kevent)(undefined)[0..0];
+                const empty_kevs = &[0]os.Kevent{};
 
                 for (self.eventfd_resume_nodes) |*eventfd_node, i| {
                     eventfd_node.* = std.atomic.Stack(ResumeNode.EventFd).Node{
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
                         .next = undefined,
                     };
                     self.available_eventfd_resume_nodes.push(eventfd_node);
-                    const kevent_array = (*const [1]os.Kevent)(&eventfd_node.data.kevent);
+                    const kevent_array = @as(*const [1]os.Kevent, &eventfd_node.data.kevent);
                     _ = try os.kevent(self.os_data.kqfd, kevent_array, empty_kevs, null);
                     eventfd_node.data.kevent.flags = os.EV_CLEAR | os.EV_ENABLE;
                     eventfd_node.data.kevent.fflags = os.NOTE_TRIGGER;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
                     .data = 0,
                     .udata = @ptrToInt(&self.final_resume_node),
                 };
-                const final_kev_arr = (*const [1]os.Kevent)(&self.os_data.final_kevent);
+                const final_kev_arr = @as(*const [1]os.Kevent, &self.os_data.final_kevent);
                 _ = try os.kevent(self.os_data.kqfd, final_kev_arr, empty_kevs, null);
                 self.os_data.final_kevent.flags = os.EV_ENABLE;
                 self.os_data.final_kevent.fflags = os.NOTE_TRIGGER;
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
             eventfd_node.base.handle = next_tick_node.data;
             switch (builtin.os) {
                 .macosx, .freebsd, .netbsd, .dragonfly => {
-                    const kevent_array = (*const [1]os.Kevent)(&eventfd_node.kevent);
-                    const empty_kevs = ([*]os.Kevent)(undefined)[0..0];
+                    const kevent_array = @as(*const [1]os.Kevent, &eventfd_node.kevent);
+                    const empty_kevs = &[0]os.Kevent{};
                     _ = os.kevent(self.os_data.kqfd, kevent_array, empty_kevs, null) catch {
                         self.next_tick_queue.unget(next_tick_node);
                         self.available_eventfd_resume_nodes.push(resume_stack_node);
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
                 },
                 .macosx, .freebsd, .netbsd, .dragonfly => {
                     self.posixFsRequest(&self.os_data.fs_end_request);
-                    const final_kevent = (*const [1]os.Kevent)(&self.os_data.final_kevent);
-                    const empty_kevs = ([*]os.Kevent)(undefined)[0..0];
+                    const final_kevent = @as(*const [1]os.Kevent, &self.os_data.final_kevent);
+                    const empty_kevs = &[0]os.Kevent{};
                     // cannot fail because we already added it and this just enables it
                     _ = os.kevent(self.os_data.kqfd, final_kevent, empty_kevs, null) catch unreachable;
                     return;
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
                 },
                 .macosx, .freebsd, .netbsd, .dragonfly => {
                     var eventlist: [1]os.Kevent = undefined;
-                    const empty_kevs = ([*]os.Kevent)(undefined)[0..0];
+                    const empty_kevs = &[0]os.Kevent{};
                     const count = os.kevent(self.os_data.kqfd, empty_kevs, eventlist[0..], null) catch unreachable;
                     for (eventlist[0..count]) |ev| {
                         const resume_node = @intToPtr(*ResumeNode, ev.udata);
@@ -815,8 +815,8 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
         self.os_data.fs_queue.put(request_node);
         switch (builtin.os) {
             .macosx, .freebsd, .netbsd, .dragonfly => {
-                const fs_kevs = (*const [1]os.Kevent)(&self.os_data.fs_kevent_wake);
-                const empty_kevs = ([*]os.Kevent)(undefined)[0..0];
+                const fs_kevs = @as(*const [1]os.Kevent, &self.os_data.fs_kevent_wake);
+                const empty_kevs = &[0]os.Kevent{};
                 _ = os.kevent(self.os_data.fs_kqfd, fs_kevs, empty_kevs, null) catch unreachable;
             },
             .linux => {
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
                     }
                 },
                 .macosx, .freebsd, .netbsd, .dragonfly => {
-                    const fs_kevs = (*const [1]os.Kevent)(&self.os_data.fs_kevent_wait);
+                    const fs_kevs = @as(*const [1]os.Kevent, &self.os_data.fs_kevent_wait);
                     var out_kevs: [1]os.Kevent = undefined;
                     _ = os.kevent(self.os_data.fs_kqfd, fs_kevs, out_kevs[0..], null) catch unreachable;
                 },