netdev - RE: [PATCH] net: pfifo_fast - use ffs(x)-1 instead of array lookup

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Date:	Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:04:21 -0000
From:	"David Laight" <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	"Maciej Zenczykowski" <zenczykowski@...il.com>,
	"Maciej Zenczykowski" <maze@...gle.com>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] net: pfifo_fast - use ffs(x)-1 instead of array lookup

 
> +	/* For i in 0..7 returns {-1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0}[i] */
> +	return ((26468 >> (i+i)) & 3) - 1;

That expression doesn't seem quite right to me ...
	return (int)(0x12131210 >> (i * 4)) & 3) - 1;
probably does what is wanted.

	David


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