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NAME, SYNOPSIS, ARGUMENTS, DESCRIPTION, COPYRIGHT

"__BITMAP_SHIFT_LEFT" "9" "July 2007" "Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.22" "Basic Kernel Library Functions"

NAME

__bitmap_shift_left - logical left shift of the bits in a bitmap

SYNOPSIS

"void __bitmap_shift_left(unsigned long * " "dst" ", const unsigned long * " "src" ", int " "shift" ", int " "bits" ");"


ARGUMENTS

dst

destination bitmap

src

source bitmap

shift

shift by this many bits

bits

bitmap size, in bits

DESCRIPTION

Shifting left (multiplying) means moving bits in the LS -> MS direction. Zeros are fed into the vacated LS bit positions and those MS bits shifted off the top are lost.

COPYRIGHT

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