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Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 16:29:23 -0800
From: Russ Weight <rweight@us.ibm.com>
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Subject: bitops.h
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Quick question: I see that there is support for both zero- and
one-based bitmasks (e.g. ffs() vs. ffz()). Are there technical
reasons to prefer one over the other? Or is this just a matter
of preference, or whatever lends itself best to the task at
hand? (It seems as though I have seen some reference to this
prevously, but I am unable to find anything in the archives.)

- Russ


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Russ Weight (rweight@us.ibm.com)
Linux Technology Center
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