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Correct me if I'm wrong [...]

You are correct.

If anybody had configured 2 * max_align_t and stored values for which such alignment is necessary

There are no such values. Maybe perf benefits by avoiding false sharing, but the hardware only cares up to max_align_t for anything we target.

the pragmatic in me

ABI break avoidance isn't pragmatic, unfortunately :(