On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 06 2007 at 18:38 +0200, "Robert P. J. Day" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > 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
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