On Tue, Nov 06 2007 at 20:53 +0200, "Robert P. J. Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> 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

Yes, Sorry for the noise it was late and I should have returned to
the kids instead of reading lkml.

Boaz
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