NAME

ilog2 — integer logarithm

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/bitops.h>

size
ilog2(size x);

DESCRIPTION

The ilog2() macro returns an integer (binary) logarithm of x. It is the logarithm for base 2; the binary logarithm of x is the power to which the number 2 must be raised to obtain the value x.

The type of the input parameter should be either uint32_t or uint64_t.

ERRORS

A value -1 is returned on error.

SEE ALSO

bitops(3), ilogb(3), log2(3), imax(9), powerof2(9)

HISTORY

The ilog2() macro first appeared in NetBSD 5.0.