Message ID | 1472234775-29453-2-git-send-email-jakub.kicinski@netronome.com |
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State | RFC, archived |
Delegated to: | David Miller |
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On 08/26/2016 08:06 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > Common approach to accessing register fields is to define > structures or sets of macros containing mask and shift pair. > Operations on the register are then performed as follows: > > field = (reg >> shift) & mask; > > reg &= ~(mask << shift); > reg |= (field & mask) << shift; > > Defining shift and mask separately is tedious. Ivo van Doorn > came up with an idea of computing them at compilation time > based on a single shifted mask (later refined by Felix) which > can be used like this: > > #define REG_FIELD 0x000ff000 > > field = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD, reg); > > reg &= ~REG_FIELD; > reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD, field); > > FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take care of finding out what the > appropriate shift is based on compilation time ffs operation. > > GENMASK can be used to define registers (which is usually > less error-prone and easier to match with datasheets). > > This approach is the most convenient I've seen so to limit code > multiplication let's move the macros to a global header file. > Attempts to use static inlines instead of macros failed due > to false positive triggering of BUILD_BUG_ON()s, especially with > GCC < 6.0. > > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com> [...] > + * Bitfield access macros > + * > + * FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take as first parameter shifted mask > + * from which they extract the base mask and shift amount. > + * Mask must be a compilation time constant. > + * > + * Example: > + * > + * #define REG_FIELD_A GENMASK(6, 0) > + * #define REG_FIELD_B BIT(7) > + * #define REG_FIELD_C GENMASK(15, 8) > + * #define REG_FIELD_D GENMASK(31, 16) > + * > + * Get: > + * a = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_A, reg); > + * b = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_B, reg); > + * > + * Set: > + * reg = FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_A, 1) | > + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_B, 0) | > + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c) | > + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_D, 0x40); > + * > + * Modify: > + * reg &= ~REG_FIELD_C; > + * reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c); > + */ > + > +#define _bf_shf(x) (__builtin_ffsll(x) - 1) > + > +#define _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, _val, _pfx) \ Nit: if possible, please always use "__" instead of "_" as prefix, which is more common coding style in the kernel. > + ({ \ > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__builtin_constant_p(_mask), \ > + _pfx "mask is not constant"); \ > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!(_mask), _pfx "mask is zero"); \ > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(__builtin_constant_p(_val) ? \ > + ~((_mask) >> _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_val) : 0, \ > + _pfx "value too large for the field"); \ > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG((_mask) > (typeof(_reg))~0ull, \ > + _pfx "type of reg too small for mask"); \ > + __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2((_mask) + \ > + (1ULL << _bf_shf(_mask))); \ > + }) > + > +/** > + * FIELD_PREP() - prepare a bitfield element > + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position > + * @_val: value to put in the field > + * > + * FIELD_PREP() masks and shifts up the value. The result should > + * be combined with other fields of the bitfield using logical OR. > + */ > +#define FIELD_PREP(_mask, _val) \ > + ({ \ > + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, 0ULL, _val, "FIELD_PREP: "); \ > + ((typeof(_mask))(_val) << _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_mask); \ > + }) > + > +/** > + * FIELD_GET() - extract a bitfield element > + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position > + * @_reg: 32bit value of entire bitfield > + * > + * FIELD_GET() extracts the field specified by @_mask from the > + * bitfield passed in as @_reg by masking and shifting it down. > + */ > +#define FIELD_GET(_mask, _reg) \ > + ({ \ > + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, 0U, "FIELD_GET: "); \ > + (typeof(_mask))(((_reg) & (_mask)) >> _bf_shf(_mask)); \ > + }) No strong opinion, but FIELD_PREP() sounds a bit weird. Maybe rather a FIELD_GEN() (aka "generate") and FIELD_GET() pair? > +#endif > diff --git a/include/linux/bug.h b/include/linux/bug.h > index e51b0709e78d..292d6a10b0c2 100644 > --- a/include/linux/bug.h > +++ b/include/linux/bug.h > @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ enum bug_trap_type { > struct pt_regs; > > #ifdef __CHECKER__ > +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) > #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) > #define BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(e) (0) > #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NULL(e) ((void*)0) > @@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ struct pt_regs; > #else /* __CHECKER__ */ > > /* Force a compilation error if a constant expression is not a power of 2 */ > +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) \ > + BUILD_BUG_ON(((n) & ((n) - 1)) != 0) Is there a reason BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) cannot be reused? Because the (n) == 0 check would trigger (although it shouldn't ...)? > #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) \ > BUILD_BUG_ON((n) == 0 || (((n) & ((n) - 1)) != 0)) > >
On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:34:25 +0200, Daniel Borkmann wrote: > On 08/26/2016 08:06 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > > Common approach to accessing register fields is to define > > structures or sets of macros containing mask and shift pair. > > Operations on the register are then performed as follows: > > > > field = (reg >> shift) & mask; > > > > reg &= ~(mask << shift); > > reg |= (field & mask) << shift; > > > > Defining shift and mask separately is tedious. Ivo van Doorn > > came up with an idea of computing them at compilation time > > based on a single shifted mask (later refined by Felix) which > > can be used like this: > > > > #define REG_FIELD 0x000ff000 > > > > field = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD, reg); > > > > reg &= ~REG_FIELD; > > reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD, field); > > > > FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take care of finding out what the > > appropriate shift is based on compilation time ffs operation. > > > > GENMASK can be used to define registers (which is usually > > less error-prone and easier to match with datasheets). > > > > This approach is the most convenient I've seen so to limit code > > multiplication let's move the macros to a global header file. > > Attempts to use static inlines instead of macros failed due > > to false positive triggering of BUILD_BUG_ON()s, especially with > > GCC < 6.0. > > > > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com> > [...] > > + * Bitfield access macros > > + * > > + * FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take as first parameter shifted mask > > + * from which they extract the base mask and shift amount. > > + * Mask must be a compilation time constant. > > + * > > + * Example: > > + * > > + * #define REG_FIELD_A GENMASK(6, 0) > > + * #define REG_FIELD_B BIT(7) > > + * #define REG_FIELD_C GENMASK(15, 8) > > + * #define REG_FIELD_D GENMASK(31, 16) > > + * > > + * Get: > > + * a = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_A, reg); > > + * b = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_B, reg); > > + * > > + * Set: > > + * reg = FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_A, 1) | > > + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_B, 0) | > > + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c) | > > + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_D, 0x40); > > + * > > + * Modify: > > + * reg &= ~REG_FIELD_C; > > + * reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c); > > + */ > > + > > +#define _bf_shf(x) (__builtin_ffsll(x) - 1) > > + > > +#define _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, _val, _pfx) \ > > Nit: if possible, please always use "__" instead of "_" as prefix, which is > more common coding style in the kernel. I went with single underscore, because my understanding was: - no underscore - safe, "user-facing" API; - two underscores - internal, make sure you know how to use it; - single underscore - library internals, shouldn't be touched. I don't expect anyone to invoke those macros, the underscore is there to avoid collisions. > > + ({ \ > > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__builtin_constant_p(_mask), \ > > + _pfx "mask is not constant"); \ > > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!(_mask), _pfx "mask is zero"); \ > > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(__builtin_constant_p(_val) ? \ > > + ~((_mask) >> _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_val) : 0, \ > > + _pfx "value too large for the field"); \ > > + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG((_mask) > (typeof(_reg))~0ull, \ > > + _pfx "type of reg too small for mask"); \ > > + __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2((_mask) + \ > > + (1ULL << _bf_shf(_mask))); \ > > + }) > > + > > +/** > > + * FIELD_PREP() - prepare a bitfield element > > + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position > > + * @_val: value to put in the field > > + * > > + * FIELD_PREP() masks and shifts up the value. The result should > > + * be combined with other fields of the bitfield using logical OR. > > + */ > > +#define FIELD_PREP(_mask, _val) \ > > + ({ \ > > + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, 0ULL, _val, "FIELD_PREP: "); \ > > + ((typeof(_mask))(_val) << _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_mask); \ > > + }) > > + > > +/** > > + * FIELD_GET() - extract a bitfield element > > + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position > > + * @_reg: 32bit value of entire bitfield > > + * > > + * FIELD_GET() extracts the field specified by @_mask from the > > + * bitfield passed in as @_reg by masking and shifting it down. > > + */ > > +#define FIELD_GET(_mask, _reg) \ > > + ({ \ > > + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, 0U, "FIELD_GET: "); \ > > + (typeof(_mask))(((_reg) & (_mask)) >> _bf_shf(_mask)); \ > > + }) > > No strong opinion, but FIELD_PREP() sounds a bit weird. Maybe rather a > FIELD_GEN() (aka "generate") and FIELD_GET() pair? FWIW PREP was suggested by Linus: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/8/17/384 > > +#endif > > diff --git a/include/linux/bug.h b/include/linux/bug.h > > index e51b0709e78d..292d6a10b0c2 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/bug.h > > +++ b/include/linux/bug.h > > @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ enum bug_trap_type { > > struct pt_regs; > > > > #ifdef __CHECKER__ > > +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) > > #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) > > #define BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(e) (0) > > #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NULL(e) ((void*)0) > > @@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ struct pt_regs; > > #else /* __CHECKER__ */ > > > > /* Force a compilation error if a constant expression is not a power of 2 */ > > +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) \ > > + BUILD_BUG_ON(((n) & ((n) - 1)) != 0) > > Is there a reason BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) cannot be reused? > > Because the (n) == 0 check would trigger (although it shouldn't ...)? It would, I'm doing: mask + lowest bit of mask which will result in: highest bit of mask << 1 which in turn will overflow for masks with highest bit set.
On 08/29/2016 05:07 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:34:25 +0200, Daniel Borkmann wrote: >> On 08/26/2016 08:06 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote: >>> Common approach to accessing register fields is to define >>> structures or sets of macros containing mask and shift pair. >>> Operations on the register are then performed as follows: >>> >>> field = (reg >> shift) & mask; >>> >>> reg &= ~(mask << shift); >>> reg |= (field & mask) << shift; >>> >>> Defining shift and mask separately is tedious. Ivo van Doorn >>> came up with an idea of computing them at compilation time >>> based on a single shifted mask (later refined by Felix) which >>> can be used like this: >>> >>> #define REG_FIELD 0x000ff000 >>> >>> field = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD, reg); >>> >>> reg &= ~REG_FIELD; >>> reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD, field); >>> >>> FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take care of finding out what the >>> appropriate shift is based on compilation time ffs operation. >>> >>> GENMASK can be used to define registers (which is usually >>> less error-prone and easier to match with datasheets). >>> >>> This approach is the most convenient I've seen so to limit code >>> multiplication let's move the macros to a global header file. >>> Attempts to use static inlines instead of macros failed due >>> to false positive triggering of BUILD_BUG_ON()s, especially with >>> GCC < 6.0. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com> >> [...] >>> + * Bitfield access macros >>> + * >>> + * FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take as first parameter shifted mask >>> + * from which they extract the base mask and shift amount. >>> + * Mask must be a compilation time constant. >>> + * >>> + * Example: >>> + * >>> + * #define REG_FIELD_A GENMASK(6, 0) >>> + * #define REG_FIELD_B BIT(7) >>> + * #define REG_FIELD_C GENMASK(15, 8) >>> + * #define REG_FIELD_D GENMASK(31, 16) >>> + * >>> + * Get: >>> + * a = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_A, reg); >>> + * b = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_B, reg); >>> + * >>> + * Set: >>> + * reg = FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_A, 1) | >>> + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_B, 0) | >>> + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c) | >>> + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_D, 0x40); >>> + * >>> + * Modify: >>> + * reg &= ~REG_FIELD_C; >>> + * reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c); >>> + */ >>> + >>> +#define _bf_shf(x) (__builtin_ffsll(x) - 1) >>> + >>> +#define _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, _val, _pfx) \ >> >> Nit: if possible, please always use "__" instead of "_" as prefix, which is >> more common coding style in the kernel. > > I went with single underscore, because my understanding was: > - no underscore - safe, "user-facing" API; > - two underscores - internal, make sure you know how to use it; > - single underscore - library internals, shouldn't be touched. That convention would be new to me, at least I haven't seen it much (see also recent comment on the act_tunnel set). Still think two underscores is generally preferred (unless this is somewhere documented otherwise). > I don't expect anyone to invoke those macros, the underscore is > there to avoid collisions. > >>> + ({ \ >>> + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__builtin_constant_p(_mask), \ >>> + _pfx "mask is not constant"); \ >>> + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!(_mask), _pfx "mask is zero"); \ >>> + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(__builtin_constant_p(_val) ? \ >>> + ~((_mask) >> _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_val) : 0, \ >>> + _pfx "value too large for the field"); \ >>> + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG((_mask) > (typeof(_reg))~0ull, \ >>> + _pfx "type of reg too small for mask"); \ >>> + __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2((_mask) + \ >>> + (1ULL << _bf_shf(_mask))); \ >>> + }) >>> + >>> +/** >>> + * FIELD_PREP() - prepare a bitfield element >>> + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position >>> + * @_val: value to put in the field >>> + * >>> + * FIELD_PREP() masks and shifts up the value. The result should >>> + * be combined with other fields of the bitfield using logical OR. >>> + */ >>> +#define FIELD_PREP(_mask, _val) \ >>> + ({ \ >>> + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, 0ULL, _val, "FIELD_PREP: "); \ >>> + ((typeof(_mask))(_val) << _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_mask); \ >>> + }) >>> + >>> +/** >>> + * FIELD_GET() - extract a bitfield element >>> + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position >>> + * @_reg: 32bit value of entire bitfield >>> + * >>> + * FIELD_GET() extracts the field specified by @_mask from the >>> + * bitfield passed in as @_reg by masking and shifting it down. >>> + */ >>> +#define FIELD_GET(_mask, _reg) \ >>> + ({ \ >>> + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, 0U, "FIELD_GET: "); \ >>> + (typeof(_mask))(((_reg) & (_mask)) >> _bf_shf(_mask)); \ >>> + }) >> >> No strong opinion, but FIELD_PREP() sounds a bit weird. Maybe rather a >> FIELD_GEN() (aka "generate") and FIELD_GET() pair? > > FWIW PREP was suggested by Linus: > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/8/17/384 Hmm, ok, fair enough. >>> +#endif >>> diff --git a/include/linux/bug.h b/include/linux/bug.h >>> index e51b0709e78d..292d6a10b0c2 100644 >>> --- a/include/linux/bug.h >>> +++ b/include/linux/bug.h >>> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ enum bug_trap_type { >>> struct pt_regs; >>> >>> #ifdef __CHECKER__ >>> +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) >>> #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) >>> #define BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(e) (0) >>> #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NULL(e) ((void*)0) >>> @@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ struct pt_regs; >>> #else /* __CHECKER__ */ >>> >>> /* Force a compilation error if a constant expression is not a power of 2 */ >>> +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) \ >>> + BUILD_BUG_ON(((n) & ((n) - 1)) != 0) >> >> Is there a reason BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) cannot be reused? >> >> Because the (n) == 0 check would trigger (although it shouldn't ...)? > > It would, I'm doing: > mask + lowest bit of mask > which will result in: > highest bit of mask << 1 > which in turn will overflow for masks with highest bit set. Ahh, right.
diff --git a/include/linux/bitfield.h b/include/linux/bitfield.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..32ca8863e66d --- /dev/null +++ b/include/linux/bitfield.h @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +/* + * Copyright (C) 2014 Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name> + * Copyright (C) 2004 - 2009 Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com> + * + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 + * as published by the Free Software Foundation + * + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + * GNU General Public License for more details. + */ + +#ifndef _LINUX_BITFIELD_H +#define _LINUX_BITFIELD_H + +#include <linux/bug.h> + +/* + * Bitfield access macros + * + * FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take as first parameter shifted mask + * from which they extract the base mask and shift amount. + * Mask must be a compilation time constant. + * + * Example: + * + * #define REG_FIELD_A GENMASK(6, 0) + * #define REG_FIELD_B BIT(7) + * #define REG_FIELD_C GENMASK(15, 8) + * #define REG_FIELD_D GENMASK(31, 16) + * + * Get: + * a = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_A, reg); + * b = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD_B, reg); + * + * Set: + * reg = FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_A, 1) | + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_B, 0) | + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c) | + * FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_D, 0x40); + * + * Modify: + * reg &= ~REG_FIELD_C; + * reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD_C, c); + */ + +#define _bf_shf(x) (__builtin_ffsll(x) - 1) + +#define _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, _val, _pfx) \ + ({ \ + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__builtin_constant_p(_mask), \ + _pfx "mask is not constant"); \ + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!(_mask), _pfx "mask is zero"); \ + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(__builtin_constant_p(_val) ? \ + ~((_mask) >> _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_val) : 0, \ + _pfx "value too large for the field"); \ + BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG((_mask) > (typeof(_reg))~0ull, \ + _pfx "type of reg too small for mask"); \ + __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2((_mask) + \ + (1ULL << _bf_shf(_mask))); \ + }) + +/** + * FIELD_PREP() - prepare a bitfield element + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position + * @_val: value to put in the field + * + * FIELD_PREP() masks and shifts up the value. The result should + * be combined with other fields of the bitfield using logical OR. + */ +#define FIELD_PREP(_mask, _val) \ + ({ \ + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, 0ULL, _val, "FIELD_PREP: "); \ + ((typeof(_mask))(_val) << _bf_shf(_mask)) & (_mask); \ + }) + +/** + * FIELD_GET() - extract a bitfield element + * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position + * @_reg: 32bit value of entire bitfield + * + * FIELD_GET() extracts the field specified by @_mask from the + * bitfield passed in as @_reg by masking and shifting it down. + */ +#define FIELD_GET(_mask, _reg) \ + ({ \ + _BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, _reg, 0U, "FIELD_GET: "); \ + (typeof(_mask))(((_reg) & (_mask)) >> _bf_shf(_mask)); \ + }) + +#endif diff --git a/include/linux/bug.h b/include/linux/bug.h index e51b0709e78d..292d6a10b0c2 100644 --- a/include/linux/bug.h +++ b/include/linux/bug.h @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ enum bug_trap_type { struct pt_regs; #ifdef __CHECKER__ +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) (0) #define BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(e) (0) #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NULL(e) ((void*)0) @@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ struct pt_regs; #else /* __CHECKER__ */ /* Force a compilation error if a constant expression is not a power of 2 */ +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) \ + BUILD_BUG_ON(((n) & ((n) - 1)) != 0) #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(n) \ BUILD_BUG_ON((n) == 0 || (((n) & ((n) - 1)) != 0))
Common approach to accessing register fields is to define structures or sets of macros containing mask and shift pair. Operations on the register are then performed as follows: field = (reg >> shift) & mask; reg &= ~(mask << shift); reg |= (field & mask) << shift; Defining shift and mask separately is tedious. Ivo van Doorn came up with an idea of computing them at compilation time based on a single shifted mask (later refined by Felix) which can be used like this: #define REG_FIELD 0x000ff000 field = FIELD_GET(REG_FIELD, reg); reg &= ~REG_FIELD; reg |= FIELD_PREP(REG_FIELD, field); FIELD_{GET,PREP} macros take care of finding out what the appropriate shift is based on compilation time ffs operation. GENMASK can be used to define registers (which is usually less error-prone and easier to match with datasheets). This approach is the most convenient I've seen so to limit code multiplication let's move the macros to a global header file. Attempts to use static inlines instead of macros failed due to false positive triggering of BUILD_BUG_ON()s, especially with GCC < 6.0. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com> --- include/linux/bitfield.h | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ include/linux/bug.h | 3 ++ 2 files changed, 96 insertions(+) create mode 100644 include/linux/bitfield.h