Proposal to use atomic.Pointer[T] instead of atomic.Value

Enhancement

Currently, the usage of atomic.Value is prevalent in our codebase. However, I would like to propose using atomic.Pointer[T] instead. The reason being that atomic.Pointer[T] provides a clearer expression of the type, which can help in reducing type conversions.

Therefore, I suggest that we consider using atomic.Pointer[T] in our codebase wherever possible. This change will not only result in better code clarity but also improve the performance of our code.