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Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: Handle enumerated properties with gaps
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
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On Thu, 2017-12-07 at 10:42 +0100, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:

> Open for suggestions on how to massage __sysfs_match_string() into
> handling
> this use-case.

I use to have an idea to use bitmap variant of such functions.
Though I didn't find enough users to make it beneficial.

match_string_[with_gaps](...unsigned long *map, ...)
{
...
 for_each_set_bit() {
 ...
 }
...
}

So, in addition to (or instead of) passing size pass bitmap.

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Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy