Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> writes:
> Attached is an extension of the already existing pg_bswap.h that
> a) adds 16 bit support
> b) moves everything to inline functions, removing multiple evaluation
> hazards that were present everywhere.
> c) adds pg_nto{s,l,ll} and pg_hton{s,l,ll} wrappers that only do work
> if necessary.
Could we please not perpetuate the brain-dead "s" and "l" suffixes
on these names? Given the lack of standardization as to how long
"long" is, that's entirely unhelpful. I'd be fine with names like
pg_ntoh16/32/64 and pg_hton16/32/64.
regards, tom lane