__swab16p(9)

💅 __swab16p(9) 💅

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie — today’s main character is __swab16p(9), and she is literally here to return a byteswapped 16-bit value from a pointer. no cap, she ate. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

__swab16p — return a byteswapped 16-bit value from a pointer. that’s the whole name, and honestly? iconic. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

__u16 __swab16p (const __u16 *p );

lowkey just look at her. that’s the signature, character for character, no notes. 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• p — pointer to a naturally-aligned 16-bit value. that’s the only argument, and she’s thriving. 💖

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/swab.h is where this icon lives. the whole group chat is: __swab16(9), __swab32(9), __swab64(9), __swahw32(9), __swahb32(9), __swab32p(9), __swab64p(9), __swahw32p(9), __swahb32p(9), __swab16s(9), __swab32s(9), __swab64s(9), __swahw32s(9), __swahb32s(9). 🌈

mwah 💋 this page came from the ./include/uapi/linux source/version corner of the kernel, dated October 2026. catch u later, bestie 🫶