const union { uint32_t i; char c[4]; } Le = { 0x01020304 };
const bool IsLittleEndian = (Le.c[0] == 4);
- T v = *((T*)addr);
+ T v;
+
+ if ((uintptr_t)addr & (alignof(T) - 1)) // Unaligned pointer (very rare)
+ std::memcpy(&v, addr, sizeof(T));
+ else
+ v = *((T*)addr);
+
if (LE != IsLittleEndian)
swap_byte(v);
return v;
enum { Split = 1, HasPawns = 2 };
- uint8_t flags = *data++;
+ assert(e.hasPawns == !!(*data & HasPawns));
+ assert((e.key != e.key2) == !!(*data & Split));
- assert(e.hasPawns == !!(flags & HasPawns));
- assert((e.key != e.key2) == !!(flags & Split));
+ data++; // First byte stores flags
const int Sides = IsWDL && (e.key != e.key2) ? 2 : 1;
const File MaxFile = e.hasPawns ? FILE_D : FILE_A;