std::pair<const char *, char16_t *>
lsx_convert_latin1_to_utf16le(const char *buf, size_t len,
                              char16_t *utf16_output) {
  const char *end = buf + len;

  __m128i zero = __lsx_vldi(0);
  while (buf + 16 <= end) {
    __m128i in8 = __lsx_vld(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), 0);

    __m128i inlow = __lsx_vilvl_b(zero, in8);
    __m128i inhigh = __lsx_vilvh_b(zero, in8);
    __lsx_vst(inlow, reinterpret_cast<uint16_t *>(utf16_output), 0);
    __lsx_vst(inhigh, reinterpret_cast<uint16_t *>(utf16_output), 16);

    utf16_output += 16;
    buf += 16;
  }

  return std::make_pair(buf, utf16_output);
}

std::pair<const char *, char16_t *>
lsx_convert_latin1_to_utf16be(const char *buf, size_t len,
                              char16_t *utf16_output) {
  const char *end = buf + len;
  __m128i zero = __lsx_vldi(0);
  while (buf + 16 <= end) {
    __m128i in8 = __lsx_vld(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), 0);

    __m128i inlow = __lsx_vilvl_b(in8, zero);
    __m128i inhigh = __lsx_vilvh_b(in8, zero);
    __lsx_vst(inlow, reinterpret_cast<uint16_t *>(utf16_output), 0);
    __lsx_vst(inhigh, reinterpret_cast<uint16_t *>(utf16_output), 16);
    utf16_output += 16;
    buf += 16;
  }

  return std::make_pair(buf, utf16_output);
}