embed endian info in locale data files magic (PR231965)

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <CANCZdfpuUhJTxeUrEn1jrphSVaPqWw86Xm-e-rdX_mwC_kJO9w at mail.gmail.com>
, Warner Losh writes:

>> 3. Always store the data in LE (or BE, doesn't matter), and
>> appropriately convert while reading.  This will likely require least
>> change.
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>I like this.

The locale stuff can have a surprisingly large performance impact, so
it might be a good idea to run some benchmarks first.

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