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__BITMAP_SHIFT_LEFT(9)					  Basic Kernel Library Functions				    __BITMAP_SHIFT_LEFT(9)

NAME
       __bitmap_shift_left - logical left shift of the bits in a bitmap

SYNOPSIS
       void __bitmap_shift_left(unsigned long * dst, const unsigned long * src, int shift, int bits);

ARGUMENTS
       dst
	   destination bitmap

       src
	   source bitmap

       shift
	   shift by this many bits

       bits
	   bitmap size, in bits

DESCRIPTION
       Shifting left (multiplying) means moving bits in the LS -> MS direction. Zeros are fed into the vacated LS bit positions and those MS bits
       shifted off the top are lost.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						    __BITMAP_SHIFT_LEFT(9)