Function sz_equal_serial

include/stringzilla/compare.h:200–214

* @brief Byte-level equality comparison between two strings. * If unaligned loads are allowed, uses a switch-table to avoid loops on short strings. */

 *          If unaligned loads are allowed, uses a switch-table to avoid loops on short strings.
 */
SZ_PUBLIC sz_bool_t sz_equal_serial(sz_cptr_t a, sz_cptr_t b, sz_size_t length) {
    sz_cptr_t const a_end = a + length;
#if SZ_USE_MISALIGNED_LOADS
    if (length >= SZ_SWAR_THRESHOLD) {
        sz_u64_vec_t a_vec, b_vec;
        for (; a + 8 <= a_end; a += 8, b += 8) {
            a_vec = sz_u64_load(a);
            b_vec = sz_u64_load(b);
            if (a_vec.u64 != b_vec.u64) return sz_false_k;
        }
    }
#endif
    while (a != a_end && *a == *b) a++, b++;
    return (sz_bool_t)(a_end == a);
}

SZ_PUBLIC sz_ordering_t sz_order_serial(sz_cptr_t a, sz_size_t a_length, sz_cptr_t b, sz_size_t b_length) {
    sz_bool_t a_shorter = (sz_bool_t)(a_length < b_length);