isqrt.c

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2014 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
 *
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FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );
FILE_SECBOOT ( PERMITTED );
 
/** @file
 *
 * Integer square root
 *
 */
 
#include <ipxe/isqrt.h>
 
/**
 * Find integer square root
 *
 * @v value             Value
 * @v isqrt             Integer square root of value
 */
unsigned long isqrt ( unsigned long value ) {
        unsigned long result = 0;
        unsigned long bit = ( 1UL << ( ( 8 * sizeof ( bit ) ) - 2 ) );
 
        while ( bit > value )
                bit >>= 2;
        while ( bit ) {
                if ( value >= ( result + bit ) ) {
                        value -= ( result + bit );
                        result = ( ( result >> 1 ) + bit );
                } else {
                        result >>= 1;
                }
                bit >>= 2;
        }
        return result;
}