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#ifndef SRC_TINT_UTILS_BITCAST_H_
#define SRC_TINT_UTILS_BITCAST_H_

#include <cstring>

namespace tint::utils {

/// Bitcast performs a cast of `from` to the `TO` type using a memcpy.
/// This unsafe cast avoids triggering Clang's Control Flow Integrity checks.
/// See: crbug.com/dawn/1406
/// See: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ControlFlowIntegrity.html#bad-cast-checking
/// @param from the value to cast
/// @tparam TO the value to cast to
/// @returns the cast value
template <typename TO, typename FROM>
inline TO Bitcast(FROM&& from) {
    static_assert(sizeof(FROM) == sizeof(TO));
    TO to;
    memcpy(&to, &from, sizeof(TO));
    return to;
}

}  // namespace tint::utils

#endif  // SRC_TINT_UTILS_BITCAST_H_