include/SDL_bits.h

/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>

  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
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*/

/**
 *  \file SDL_bits.h
 *
 *  Functions for fiddling with bits and bitmasks.
 */

#ifndef _SDL_bits_h
#define _SDL_bits_h

#include "SDL_stdinc.h"

#include "begin_code.h"
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 *  \file SDL_bits.h
 */

/**
 *  Get the index of the most significant bit. Result is undefined when called
 *  with 0. This operation can also be stated as "count leading zeroes" and
 *  "log base 2".
 *
 *  \return Index of the most significant bit, or -1 if the value is 0.
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE int
SDL_MostSignificantBitIndex32(Uint32 x)
{
#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4
    /* Count Leading Zeroes builtin in GCC.
     * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.3.4/gcc/Other-Builtins.html
     */
    if (x == 0) {
        return -1;
    }
    return 31 - __builtin_clz(x);
#else
    /* Based off of Bit Twiddling Hacks by Sean Eron Anderson
     * <seander@cs.stanford.edu>, released in the public domain.
     * http://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html#IntegerLog
     */
    const Uint32 b[] = {0x2, 0xC, 0xF0, 0xFF00, 0xFFFF0000};
    const int    S[] = {1, 2, 4, 8, 16};

    int msbIndex = 0;
    int i;

    if (x == 0) {
        return -1;
    }

    for (i = 4; i >= 0; i--)
    {
        if (x & b[i])
        {
            x >>= S[i];
            msbIndex |= S[i];
        }
    }

    return msbIndex;
#endif
}

/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include "close_code.h"

#endif /* _SDL_bits_h */

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