unsigned char res;
/* the current scheme uses one byte to store a nibble */
- if (nibble_ofs >= len)
+ if (4 * nibble_ofs >= len)
return 0;
res = _val(val[nibble_ofs]);
- if (len > nibble_ofs + 1)
+ if (len > 4 * (nibble_ofs + 1))
res |= _val(val[nibble_ofs + 1]) << 4;
+ /* kick bits outsize */
+ if (len < 8*byte_ofs) {
+ res &= 0xFF >> (8*byte_ofs - len);
+ }
return res;
}