libosmocore/tests/bitgen
Neels Hofmeyr f6db765327 bitXXgen: add osmo_loadXXbe_ext_2() to get right-adjusted values
As shown in the recently added bitgen_test.c, using osmo_loadXXbe_ext() with a
smaller n produces results aligned on the most significant bytes, which is
cumbersome, since it does not return a previously stored value. This problem
exists only for the big-endian functions, the little-endian osmo_loadXXle_ext()
properly return values adjusted on the least significant octets.

Add osmo_loadXXbe_ext_2() variants that properly right-adjust the returned
value. Prominently highlight this behavior in API doc. Test the new functions
in bitgen_test.c.

For example, this eases handling of 24bit integers (e.g. loaded from buffer to
uint32_t, and stored into buffer from uint32_t). Also explicitly show this 24
bit case in bitgen_test.c

Change-Id: I2806df6f0f7bf1ad705d52fa386d4525b892b928
2020-09-14 11:53:46 +00:00
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bitgen_test.c bitXXgen: add osmo_loadXXbe_ext_2() to get right-adjusted values 2020-09-14 11:53:46 +00:00
bitgen_test.ok bitXXgen: add osmo_loadXXbe_ext_2() to get right-adjusted values 2020-09-14 11:53:46 +00:00