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[CoreFoundation/Foundation] Optimize getting a handle for NSNull and a null CFAllocator.#24775

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[CoreFoundation/Foundation] Optimize getting a handle for NSNull and a null CFAllocator.#24775
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Pull request overview

This PR optimizes handle access for NSNull and CFAllocator.Null by avoiding object allocation overhead. Instead of accessing .Handle on singleton wrapper objects, the code now uses direct IntPtr access via cached properties and field bindings.

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  • Introduced NSNull.NullHandle internal property that caches the handle using lazy initialization
  • Added NSNull._NullHandle binding to directly retrieve the handle from Objective-C
  • Updated all CFAllocator.Null.Handle usages to use CFAllocator.null_ptr directly
  • Removed 4 test methods from handle safety known failures list that now pass

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src/foundation.cs Added _NullHandle binding for direct IntPtr access to NSNull singleton handle
src/Foundation/NSNull.cs Implemented NullHandle internal property with lazy initialization to cache the handle
src/Foundation/NSArray.cs Replaced 3 occurrences of NSNull.Null.Handle with optimized NSNull.NullHandle
src/Foundation/NSArray_1.cs Replaced NSNull.Null.Handle with NSNull.NullHandle in array creation
src/ObjCRuntime/BindAs.cs Updated conversion code to use NSNull.NullHandle instead of NSNull.Null.Handle
src/SceneKit/SCNSkinner.cs Changed to use NSNull.NullHandle in SCNMatrix4 array conversion
src/CoreMedia/CMBlockBuffer.cs Optimized to use CFAllocator.null_ptr directly instead of CFAllocator.Null.Handle
src/CoreFoundation/CFAllocator.cs Added comment guiding developers to use null_ptr for handle-only access
tests/cecil-tests/HandleSafety.KnownFailures.cs Removed 4 methods that now pass handle safety tests due to optimizations

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@rolfbjarne rolfbjarne merged commit 6eaeeee into main Feb 25, 2026
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