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/******************************************************************************
 * src/tools/logfloor.h
 *
 * Recursive template magic to calculate the floor(log(x)/log(2)) at run-time.
 * 
 * Usage: logfloor_<N>::value
 *
 ******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Timo Bingmann <tb@panthema.net>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
 * any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
 * more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
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 *****************************************************************************/

#ifndef LOGFLOOT_H_
#define LOGFLOOT_H_

template <size_t N, size_t base=2>
struct logfloor_ {
    enum { value = 1 + logfloor_<N/base, base>::value };
};

template <size_t base>
struct logfloor_<1, base> { 
    enum { value = 0 };
};

template <size_t base>
struct logfloor_<0, base> {
    enum { value = 0 };
};

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//! calculate the log2 floor of an integer type (by repeated bit shifts)
template <typename IntegerType>
unsigned int ilog2_floor(IntegerType i)
{
    unsigned int p = 0;
    while (i >= 256) i >>= 8, p += 8;
    while (i >>= 1) ++p;
    return p;
}

//! calculate the log2 ceiling of an integer type (by repeated bit shifts)
template <typename IntegerType>
unsigned int ilog2_ceil(const IntegerType& i)
{
    if (i <= 1) return 0;
    return ilog2_floor(i - 1) + 1;
}

#endif // LOGFLOOT_H_