Re: [PATCH] Introduce a boolean "single_bit_set" function.

[Petr Tesarik]

Robert P. J. Day pÃÅe v Ät 23. 04. 2009 v 13:43 -0400: 
> A boolean single_bit_set() routine would simplify the numerous
> constructs of the form (((n & (n - 1)) == 0)) when testing for
> single-bitness.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
> 
> This is similar to the current is_power_of_2() routine defined in
> include/linux/log2.h, which is mathematically identical but,
> semantically, should be defined independently just so the code is more
> readable.
> 
> I'm open to an alternative function name.

ispow2() ?

Because what it really does is to check that a value is a power of two,
doesn'it.

Regards,
Petr Tesarik

P.S. aka I want my bikeshed mathematical!

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