--- /dev/null
+#ifndef FIO_IEEE754_H
+#define FIO_IEEE754_H
+
+extern uint64_t pack754(long double f, unsigned bits, unsigned expbits);
+extern long double unpack754(uint64_t i, unsigned bits, unsigned expbits);
+
+#define fio_double_to_uint64(val) pack754((val), 64, 11)
+#define fio_uint64_to_double(val) unpack754((val), 64, 11)
+
+#endif