Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] bitops: Introduce find_next_andnot_bit()

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Thu Aug 18 2022 - 15:04:47 EST


On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 8:18 PM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:26:43 +0100
> Valentin Schneider <vschneid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > How about:
>
> >
> > find the next set bit in (*addr1 & ~*addr2)
>
> I understand the above better. But to convert that into English, we could
> say:
>
>
> Find the next bit in *addr1 excluding all the bits in *addr2.
>
> or
>
> Find the next bit in *addr1 that is not set in *addr2.

With this explanation I'm wondering how different this is to
bitmap_bitremap(), with adjusting to using an inverted mask. If they
have something in common, perhaps make them in the same namespace with
similar naming convention?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko