bitops.h: Add functions to extract and deposit bitfields

Add functions deposit32(), deposit64(), extract32() and extract64()
to extract and deposit bitfields in 32 and 64 bit words. Based on
ideas by Jia Liu and Avi Kivity.
Suggested-by: NJia Liu <proljc@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: NAvi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: NPeter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: NEric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: NAndreas Färber <afaerber@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: NBlue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>

bitops.h

@@ -269,4 +269,94 @@ static inline unsigned long hweight_long(unsigned long w)
     return count;
 }
 
+/**
+ * extract32:
+ * @value: the value to extract the bit field from
+ * @start: the lowest bit in the bit field (numbered from 0)
+ * @length: the length of the bit field
+ *
+ * Extract from the 32 bit input @value the bit field specified by the
+ * @start and @length parameters, and return it. The bit field must
+ * lie entirely within the 32 bit word. It is valid to request that
+ * all 32 bits are returned (ie @length 32 and @start 0).
+ *
+ * Returns: the value of the bit field extracted from the input value.
+ */
+static inline uint32_t extract32(uint32_t value, int start, int length)
+{
+    assert(start >= 0 && length > 0 && length <= 32 - start);
+    return (value >> start) & (~0U >> (32 - length));
+}
+
+/**
+ * extract64:
+ * @value: the value to extract the bit field from
+ * @start: the lowest bit in the bit field (numbered from 0)
+ * @length: the length of the bit field
+ *
+ * Extract from the 64 bit input @value the bit field specified by the
+ * @start and @length parameters, and return it. The bit field must
+ * lie entirely within the 64 bit word. It is valid to request that
+ * all 64 bits are returned (ie @length 64 and @start 0).
+ *
+ * Returns: the value of the bit field extracted from the input value.
+ */
+static inline uint64_t extract64(uint64_t value, int start, int length)
+{
+    assert(start >= 0 && length > 0 && length <= 64 - start);
+    return (value >> start) & (~0ULL >> (64 - length));
+}
+
+/**
+ * deposit32:
+ * @value: initial value to insert bit field into
+ * @start: the lowest bit in the bit field (numbered from 0)
+ * @length: the length of the bit field
+ * @fieldval: the value to insert into the bit field
+ *
+ * Deposit @fieldval into the 32 bit @value at the bit field specified
+ * by the @start and @length parameters, and return the modified
+ * @value. Bits of @value outside the bit field are not modified.
+ * Bits of @fieldval above the least significant @length bits are
+ * ignored. The bit field must lie entirely within the 32 bit word.
+ * It is valid to request that all 64 bits are modified (ie @length
+ * 64 and @start 0).
+ *
+ * Returns: the modified @value.
+ */
+static inline uint32_t deposit32(uint32_t value, int start, int length,
+                                 uint32_t fieldval)
+{
+    uint32_t mask;
+    assert(start >= 0 && length > 0 && length <= 32 - start);
+    mask = (~0U >> (32 - length)) << start;
+    return (value & ~mask) | ((fieldval << start) & mask);
+}
+
+/**
+ * deposit32:
+ * @value: initial value to insert bit field into
+ * @start: the lowest bit in the bit field (numbered from 0)
+ * @length: the length of the bit field
+ * @fieldval: the value to insert into the bit field
+ *
+ * Deposit @fieldval into the 64 bit @value at the bit field specified
+ * by the @start and @length parameters, and return the modified
+ * @value. Bits of @value outside the bit field are not modified.
+ * Bits of @fieldval above the least significant @length bits are
+ * ignored. The bit field must lie entirely within the 32 bit word.
+ * It is valid to request that all 64 bits are modified (ie @length
+ * 64 and @start 0).
+ *
+ * Returns: the modified @value.
+ */
+static inline uint64_t deposit64(uint64_t value, int start, int length,
+                                 uint64_t fieldval)
+{
+    uint64_t mask;
+    assert(start >= 0 && length > 0 && length <= 64 - start);
+    mask = (~0ULL >> (64 - length)) << start;
+    return (value & ~mask) | ((fieldval << start) & mask);
+}
+
 #endif