Re: [PATCH 01/31] bitops: add parity functions

[Sam Ravnborg]

> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops/arch_parity.h b/include/asm-generic/bitops/arch_parity.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..cddc555
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops/arch_parity.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
> +#ifndef _ASM_GENERIC_BITOPS_ARCH_PARITY_H_
> +#define _ASM_GENERIC_BITOPS_ARCH_PARITY_H_
> +
> +#include <asm/types.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * Refrence to 'https://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html#ParityParallel'.
> + */
> +
> +static inline unsigned int __arch_parity4(unsigned int w)
> +{
> +	w &= 0xf;
> +	return (0x6996 >> w) & 1;
> +}
> +
> +static inline unsigned int __arch_parity8(unsigned int w)
> +{
> +	w ^= w >> 4;
> +	return __arch_parity4(w);
> +}
> +
> +static inline unsigned int __arch_parity16(unsigned int w)
> +{
> +	w ^= w >> 8;
> +	return __arch_parity8(w);
> +}
> +
> +static inline unsigned int __arch_parity32(unsigned int w)
> +{
> +	w ^= w >> 16;
> +	return __arch_parity16(w);
> +}
> +
> +static inline unsigned int __arch_parity64(__u64 w)
> +{
> +	return __arch_parity32((unsigned int)(w >> 32) ^ (unsigned int)w);
> +}
Defining these as static inlines in asm-generic prevent an architecture
from selecting between a more optimal asm version or the generic version
at run-time.
sparc would benefit from this as only some sparc chips supports popc.
See how this is done for hweight*

	Sam