Re: [PATCH 2/3] rust: num: add the `last_set_bit` operation

From: Alice Ryhl
Date: Mon Jun 23 2025 - 07:42:19 EST


On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 10:14:52PM +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> Add an equivalent to the `fls` (Find Last Set bit) C function to Rust
> unsigned types.
>
> It is to be first used by the nova-core driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>

> rust/kernel/num.rs | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/num.rs b/rust/kernel/num.rs
> index 6ecff037893dd25420a6369ea0cd6adbe3460b29..95766201a7cf208989f37ecbc6d54d264385a754 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/num.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/num.rs
> @@ -161,3 +161,41 @@ pub const fn align_up(self, value: $t) -> $t {
> }
>
> power_of_two_impl!(usize, u8, u16, u32, u64, u128);
> +
> +macro_rules! impl_last_set_bit {
> + ($($t:ty),+) => {
> + $(
> + ::kernel::macros::paste! {

I think this would read slightly nicer with the paste! invocation on the
outer scope.

$(::kernel::macros::paste! {
...
})+

> + /// Last Set Bit: return the 1-based index of the last (i.e. most significant) set bit
> + /// in `v`.
> + ///
> + /// Equivalent to the C `fls` function.
> + ///
> + /// # Examples
> + ///
> + /// ```
> + #[doc = concat!("use kernel::num::last_set_bit_", stringify!($t), ";")]
> + ///
> + #[doc = concat!("assert_eq!(last_set_bit_", stringify!($t), "(0x0), 0);")]
> + #[doc = concat!("assert_eq!(last_set_bit_", stringify!($t), "(0x1), 1);")]
> + #[doc = concat!("assert_eq!(last_set_bit_", stringify!($t), "(0x10), 5);")]
> + #[doc = concat!("assert_eq!(last_set_bit_", stringify!($t), "(0x1f), 5);")]
> + #[doc = concat!(
> + "assert_eq!(last_set_bit_",
> + stringify!($t),
> + "(",
> + stringify!($t),
> + "::MAX), ",
> + stringify!($t), "::BITS);"
> + )]
> + /// ```
> + #[inline(always)]
> + pub const fn [<last_set_bit_ $t>](v: $t) -> u32 {
> + $t::BITS - v.leading_zeros()
> + }
> + }
> + )+
> + };
> +}
> +
> +impl_last_set_bit!(usize, u8, u16, u32, u64, u128);
>
> --
> 2.49.0
>