fls (9) - Linux Manuals
fls: find last set bit in word
NAME
fls - find last set bit in word
SYNOPSIS
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int fls(int
x);
ARGUMENTS
x
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- the word to search
DESCRIPTION
This is defined in a similar way as the libc and compiler builtin ffs, but returns the position of the most significant set bit.
fls(value) returns 0 if value is 0 or the position of the last set bit if value is nonzero. The last (most significant) bit is at position 32.
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