is_power_of_2(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– is_power_of_2(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual β€” this one's is_power_of_2, and yes it does exactly what it says on the tin πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

is_power_of_2 β€” check if a value is a power of two

Like, literally just a vibe check for your integers πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

is_power_of_2 (n );

no cap, that's the whole shape of it β€” you hand it an n, it gives you an answer πŸ”₯


🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • n β€” the value to check πŸ‘€ (this is the one the function is judging, be nice to it)

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

So what it does is determine whether some value is a power of two 🌈. And here's the part that matters, okay, listen: zero is *not* considered a power of two. Like, not even a little bit. Zero does not get to sit with the powers of two at lunch πŸ’€.

Return: true if n is a power of 2, otherwise false. Simple as that, no cap, periodt ✨

bestie pls remember: 0 β†’ false. That asterisk in the original is doing work, don't let anyone tell you otherwise 🫢

πŸŽ€ SEE ALSO πŸŽ€

  • Kernel file ./tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/augmented_raw_syscalls.bpf.c β€” go peek, iykyk πŸ‘‘

lowkey obsessed with how short this one is ngl πŸ“ anyway β€” this masterpiece comes to you from ./tools/perf/util/bpf_skel, dated October 2026, and that's the whole sign-off bestie, mwah πŸ’‹πŸ’œ

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