1BITMAP_POS_TO_ORD(9)    Basic Kernel Library Functions    BITMAP_POS_TO_ORD(9)
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NAME

6       bitmap_pos_to_ord - find ordinal of set bit at given position in bitmap
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SYNOPSIS

9       int bitmap_pos_to_ord(const unsigned long * buf, int pos, int bits);
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ARGUMENTS

12       buf
13           pointer to a bitmap
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16           a bit position in buf (0 <= pos < bits)
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19           number of valid bit positions in buf
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DESCRIPTION

22       Map the bit at position pos in buf (of length bits) to the ordinal of
23       which set bit it is. If it is not set or if pos is not a valid bit
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26       If for example, just bits 4 through 7 are set in buf, then pos values 4
27       through 7 will get mapped to 0 through 3, respectively, and other pos
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29       ord value 3 in this example, that means that bit 7 is the 3rd (starting
30       with 0th) set bit in buf.
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32       The bit positions 0 through bits are valid positions in buf.
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35Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011            BITMAP_POS_TO_ORD(9)
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