[Clang][Sema] Allow counted_by on void* as GNU extension (#164737) The counted_by attribute currently rejects void* members because void has no defined size. However, the sized_by attribute accepts void* since it explicitly measures bytes. As a GNU extension, void pointer arithmetic treats void as having size 1 byte, so counted_by on void* should behave identically to sized_by (treating the count as bytes). Allow counted_by on void* as a GNU extension. The implementation validates this only at declaration time in SemaBoundsSafety.cpp, emitting a -Wpointer-arith warning that the attribute is treated as a GNU extension equivalent to sized_by. Both use-site validation and code generation trust this earlier validation, avoiding redundant checks. In CodeGen, __builtin_dynamic_object_size now correctly handles counted_by on void* by treating any CountAttributedType with zero element size as having 1-byte elements, matching the GNU void pointer arithmetic semantics. Add tests validating both Sema diagnostics and CodeGen behavior (correct byte counts from __builtin_dynamic_object_size). Update existing counted_by tests to explicitly use -Wpointer-arith to preserve their original intent of rejecting void* in strict C mode.
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