Bug 261415

Summary:	downcast() should return a smart pointer when passed in a smart pointer
Product:	WebKit	Reporter:	Chris Dumez <cdumez>
Component:	Web Template Framework	Assignee:	Chris Dumez <cdumez>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	Normal	CC:	webkit-bug-importer
Priority:	P2	Keywords:	InRadar
Version:	WebKit Nightly Build
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Unspecified

Description Chris Dumez 2023-09-11 10:01:06 PDT

downcast() should return a smart pointer when passed in a smart pointer. Otherwise, it forces us to use the less-safe static_pointer_cast() / static_reference_cast() to cast without causing ref counting churn.

Comment 1 Chris Dumez 2023-09-11 10:09:44 PDT

Pull request: https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/17655

Comment 2 EWS 2023-09-12 15:37:19 PDT

Committed 267923@main (cea23dc5de28): <https://commits.webkit.org/267923@main>

Reviewed commits have been landed. Closing PR #17655 and removing active labels.

Comment 3 Radar WebKit Bug Importer 2023-09-12 15:38:13 PDT

<rdar://problem/115391755>