[llvm] [ADT] Add bit_width_constexpr (PR #161775)
Jakub Kuderski via llvm-commits
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Fri Oct 3 05:39:59 PDT 2025
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@@ -292,6 +292,23 @@ template <typename T> [[nodiscard]] int bit_width(T Value) {
return std::numeric_limits<T>::digits - llvm::countl_zero(Value);
}
+/// Returns the number of bits needed to represent Value if Value is nonzero.
+/// Returns 0 otherwise.
+///
+/// A constexpr version of bit_width.
+///
+/// Ex. bit_width_constexpr(5) == 3.
+template <typename T> [[nodiscard]] constexpr int bit_width_constexpr(T Value) {
+ static_assert(std::is_unsigned_v<T>,
+ "Only unsigned integral types are allowed.");
+ int Width = 0;
+ while (Value > 0) {
+ Value >>= 1;
+ Width++;
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kuhar wrote:
prefer pre-incremenent
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/161775
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