Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:17:12 +0200 | From | Boaz Harrosh <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Add the macro to test if "exactly_one_bit_set" to log2.h. |
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On Tue, Nov 06 2007 at 20:53 +0200, "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote: > On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Boaz Harrosh wrote: > >> On Tue, Nov 06 2007 at 18:38 +0200, "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote: >>> While this macro is defined in terms of "is_power_of_2" and is >>> therefore functionally equivalent, the visual semantics are sometimes >>> more appropriate for what is actually being tested. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> >>> >>> --- >>> >>> diff --git a/include/linux/log2.h b/include/linux/log2.h >>> index c8cf5e8..d0d324e 100644 >>> --- a/include/linux/log2.h >>> +++ b/include/linux/log2.h >>> @@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ bool is_power_of_2(unsigned long n) >>> } >>> >>> /* >>> + * And for folks who want slightly different semantics ... >>> + */ >>> + >>> +#define exactly_one_bit_set is_power_of_2 >> at_most_one_bit_set No? > > no, it really is *exactly* one bit set. zero is not considered a > power of two. > > rday
Yes, Sorry for the noise it was late and I should have returned to the kids instead of reading lkml.
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