/**
   * Pointer to the predecessor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the
   * first node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */
  private transient int @Nullable [] predecessor;

  /**
   * Pointer to the successor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the last

func StringData(str string) *byte
</pre>

<p>
A <code>Pointer</code> is a <a href="#Pointer_types">pointer type</a> but a <code>Pointer</code>
value may not be <a href="#Address_operators">dereferenced</a>.
Any pointer or value of <a href="#Underlying_types">underlying type</a> <code>uintptr</code> can be
<a href="#Conversions">converted</a> to a type of underlying type <code>Pointer</code> and vice versa.

func (p *scannerMetrics) currentPathUpdater(disk, initial string) (update func(path string), done func()) {
	initialPtr := unsafe.Pointer(&initial)
	tracker := &currentPathTracker{
		name: &initialPtr,
	}

	p.currentPaths.Store(disk, tracker)
	return func(path string) {
			atomic.StorePointer(tracker.name, unsafe.Pointer(&path))
		}, func() {
			p.currentPaths.Delete(disk)
		}
}

	xhttp "github.com/minio/minio/internal/http"
	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/rest"
)

// globalGrid is the global grid manager.
var globalGrid atomic.Pointer[grid.Manager]

// globalLockGrid is the global lock grid manager.
var globalLockGrid atomic.Pointer[grid.Manager]

// globalGridStart is a channel that will block startup of grid connections until closed.
var globalGridStart = make(chan struct{})

      entries[srcIndex] = 0;

      // also need to update whoever's "next" pointer was pointing to the last entry place
      int tableIndex = smearedHash(object) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {

- Replaced deprecated package `k8s.io/utils/pointer` with `k8s.io/utils/ptr` for the apiextensions-apiserver apiextensions. ([#132723](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132723), [@PatrickLaabs](https://github.com/PatrickLaabs))

                    BuildStep after = plan.requiredStep(project, AFTER + phase.name());
                    Lifecycle.Pointer pointer = link.pointer();
                    String n2 = pointer.phase();
                    if (pointer instanceof Lifecycle.DependenciesPointer) {
                        // For dependencies: ensure current project's phase starts after dependency's phase completes

func (r *RingBuffer) WriteString(s string) (n int, err error) {
	x := (*[2]uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(&s))
	h := [3]uintptr{x[0], x[1], x[1]}
	buf := *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&h))
	return r.Write(buf)
}

// Bytes returns all available read bytes.
// It does not move the read pointer and only copy the available data.
// If the dst is big enough it will be used as destination,

			value:   uint64PtrValue,
			want:    time.Unix(int64(*uint64PtrValue), 0).UTC(), //nolint:gosec
			wantErr: false,
		},
		{
			name:    "pointer to maxInt64+1",
			value:   maxInt64Plus1Ptr,
			want:    nil,
			wantErr: true,
		},
		{
			name:    "nil pointer",
			value:   (*int)(nil),
			want:    nil,
			wantErr: false,
		},
		{
			name:    "invalid type",
			value:   "invalid",

	QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error)
	QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row
}

// SavePointerDialectorInterface save pointer interface
type SavePointerDialectorInterface interface {
	SavePoint(tx *DB, name string) error
	RollbackTo(tx *DB, name string) error
}

// TxBeginner tx beginner
type TxBeginner interface {