[ARROW-8320] [Documentation][Format] Clarify (lack of) alignment requirements in C data interface

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
• Component/s: Documentation, Format
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/24508
• Assignee: Wes McKinney
• Reporter: Wes McKinney
• Created: 02/Apr/20 17:54
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:59
• Resolved: 06/Apr/20 08:40

Description

This document should clarify that memory buffers need not start on aligned (8-byte or otherwise) pointer offsets.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6840