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Radar · Go · Archive · Week 16 · Apr 13 – 19, 2026

doc: clarify if simple helper methods on x/sys syscall data structures require a proposal

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What changed
The discussion clarifies that helper methods on syscall data structures are acceptable and have been added in the past; no new API changes are introduced.
Production impact
The source does not say.
Try it
Inspect golang.org/x/sys/windows.SID.Len for an example of a helper method.
Source
github.com/golang/go/issues/77887

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