Hex digit to integer (case-insensitive, bitwise)

int hextoint_bit_ci(char x) {
    int b = uint8_t(x);
    int maskLetter = (('9' - b) >> 31);
    int maskSmall = (('Z' - b) >> 31);
    int offset = '0' + (maskLetter & int('A' - '0' - 10)) + (maskSmall & int('a' - 'A'));
    return b - offset;
}