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;