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NAME, SYNOPSIS, ARGUMENTS, DESCRIPTION, COPYRIGHT

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

NAME

__bitmap_shift_right - logical right shift of the bits in a bitmap

SYNOPSIS

"void __bitmap_shift_right(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 right (dividing) means moving bits in the MS -> LS bit direction. Zeros are fed into the vacated MS positions and the LS bits shifted off the bottom are lost.

COPYRIGHT

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