__swab32(9)

💅 __swab32(9) — bestie's guide to the little byte-flipper

ok so you're in the Kernel API Manual and you clicked on __swab32(9) — welcome, you're in the right place, pull up a chair 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

__swab32 — it takes a 32-bit value and returns it byteswapped. that's it. that's the whole gig. no cap. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

__swab32 (x );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• x — the value you wanna byteswap. hand it over, she'll flip it 🔥

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay so this whole thing lives in the kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/swab.h, and it's got a whole friend group — the swab girlies fr fr. go say hi to:

• __swab16(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)

like, the whole p squad and the whole s squad? iconic. main character energy across the board 💅✨

lowkey the most important thing: __swab32 returns the swapped 32-bit value — it doesn't do anything sneaky or in-place. love that for us 🫶

kisses, and good luck out there in the kernel 💜 this page came from ./include/uapi/linux and it's dated October 2026 — periodt. 🌈⭐