static inline i64 read_vchars(rzip_control *control, void *ss, int stream, int length)
{
	i64 s = 0;

	if (unlikely(read_stream(control, ss, stream, (uchar *)&s, length) != length))
		fatal_return(("Stream read of %d bytes failed\n", length), -1);
	s = le64toh(s);
	return s;
}
static inline i64 read_vchars(rzip_control *control, void *ss, int stream, int length)
{
	i64 s = 0;

	if (unlikely(read_stream(control, ss, stream, (uchar *)&s, length) != length))
		fatal_return(("Stream read of %d bytes failed\n", length), -1);
	s = le64toh(s);
	return s;
}