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  1. /*
  2. * dvb-math provides some complex fixed-point math
  3. * operations shared between the dvb related stuff
  4. *
  5. * Copyright (C) 2006 Christoph Pfister (christophpfister@gmail.com)
  6. *
  7. * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  8. * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
  9. * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
  10. * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  11. *
  12. * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  13. * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  14. * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
  15. * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  16. *
  17. * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  18. * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  19. * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
  20. */
  21. #ifndef __DVB_MATH_H
  22. #define __DVB_MATH_H
  23. #include <linux/types.h>
  24. /**
  25. * cintlog2 - computes log2 of a value; the result is shifted left by 24 bits
  26. *
  27. * @value: The value (must be != 0)
  28. *
  29. * to use rational values you can use the following method:
  30. * intlog2(value) = intlog2(value * 2^x) - x * 2^24
  31. *
  32. * Some usecase examples:
  33. * intlog2(8) will give 3 << 24 = 3 * 2^24
  34. * intlog2(9) will give 3 << 24 + ... = 3.16... * 2^24
  35. * intlog2(1.5) = intlog2(3) - 2^24 = 0.584... * 2^24
  36. *
  37. *
  38. * return: log2(value) * 2^24
  39. */
  40. extern unsigned int intlog2(u32 value);
  41. /**
  42. * intlog10 - computes log10 of a value; the result is shifted left by 24 bits
  43. *
  44. * @value: The value (must be != 0)
  45. *
  46. * to use rational values you can use the following method:
  47. * intlog10(value) = intlog10(value * 10^x) - x * 2^24
  48. *
  49. * An usecase example:
  50. * intlog10(1000) will give 3 << 24 = 3 * 2^24
  51. * due to the implementation intlog10(1000) might be not exactly 3 * 2^24
  52. *
  53. * look at intlog2 for similar examples
  54. *
  55. * return: log10(value) * 2^24
  56. */
  57. extern unsigned int intlog10(u32 value);
  58. #endif