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Date:   Wed, 2 Dec 2020 11:47:17 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
To:     Yun Levi <ppbuk5246@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib/find_bit: Add find_prev_*_bit functions.
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On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 10:10:09AM +0900, Yun Levi wrote:
> Inspired find_next_*bit function series, add find_prev_*_bit series.
> I'm not sure whether it'll be used right now But, I add these functions
> for future usage.

This patch has few issues:
- it has more things than described (should be several patches instead)
- new functionality can be split logically to couple or more pieces as well
- it proposes functionality w/o user (dead code)

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko