__swab16(9)

💅 __swab16 (9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this little page is about __swab16, and honestly it's giving "small but mighty" main character energy. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

__swab16 — return a byteswapped 16-bit value 🎀

like, it takes a 16-bit thing and flips the bytes around. that's the whole vibe. no cap.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

__swab16 (x );

yes bestie, that trailing space before the ) is exactly how it's written in the original — we do not touch the code, ever. periodt. 💅

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• x — the value to byteswap 🫶 literally just hand it the value and it'll do the byte-flipping for you.

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/swab.h 💖 — that's where this whole situation lives, and it's got friends:

• __swab32(9)
• __swab64(9)
• __swahw32(9)
• __swahb32(9)
• __swab16p(9)
• __swab32p(9)
• __swab64p(9)
• __swahw32p(9)
• __swahb32p(9)
• __swab16s(9)
• __swab32s(9)
• __swab64s(9)
• __swahw32s(9)
• __swahb32s(9)

a whole swab family reunion, honestly iconic. 🌈

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🧚 friendly reminder: every one of those references is exactly as written in the original page — no renaming, no merging, no invented options. we keep the facts flawless while the vibe stays immaculate. 💜

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okay that's the page!! 🍓 this absolute gem comes from the source ./include/uapi/linux, dated October 2026 — and that's the cute little sign-off, bestie. go byteswap something and slay. 💅🔥👑