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ENCODE_RS8(9)						     Public Functions Provided						     ENCODE_RS8(9)

NAME
       encode_rs8 - Calculate the parity for data values (8bit data width)

SYNOPSIS
       int encode_rs8(struct rs_control * rs, uint8_t * data, int len, uint16_t * par, uint16_t invmsk);

ARGUMENTS
       rs
	   the rs control structure

       data
	   data field of a given type

       len
	   data length

       par
	   parity data, must be initialized by caller (usually all 0)

       invmsk
	   invert data mask (will be xored on data)

DESCRIPTION
       The parity uses a uint16_t data type to enable symbol size > 8. The calling code must take care of encoding of the syndrome result for
       storage itself.

AUTHOR
       Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
	   Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							     ENCODE_RS8(9)