Don't assume timestamps from lookaside are aligned in memory

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 3.6.9, 4.0.3, 4.1.3, WT3.2.0
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    • Storage Engines 2018-08-27
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    • v4.0, v3.6

      We store timestamps in the lookaside table. When we read them back into memory, we have to copy the timestamp from the WT_ITEM to an (aligned) wt_timestamp_t before accessing it. Otherwise the behavior for these reads is formally undefined.

            Assignee:
            Michael Cahill (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            Michael Cahill (Inactive)
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