[PATCH v1 2/2] lib/math: Move int_pow() from pwm_bl.c for wider use

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

The integer exponentiation is used in few places and might be used
in the future by other call sites. Move it to wider use.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
---
 drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c | 15 ---------------
 include/linux/kernel.h           |  1 +
 lib/math/Makefile                |  2 +-
 lib/math/int_pow.c               | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 lib/math/int_pow.c

diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
index 53b8ceea9bde..fb45f866b923 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
@@ -155,21 +155,6 @@ static const struct backlight_ops pwm_backlight_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 #define PWM_LUMINANCE_SCALE	10000 /* luminance scale */
 
-/* An integer based power function */
-static u64 int_pow(u64 base, int exp)
-{
-	u64 result = 1;
-
-	while (exp) {
-		if (exp & 1)
-			result *= base;
-		exp >>= 1;
-		base *= base;
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-
 /*
  * CIE lightness to PWM conversion.
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index bb8958690b69..d327fe835f2c 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ extern int __kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr);
 extern int kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr);
 extern int func_ptr_is_kernel_text(void *ptr);
 
+u64 int_pow(u64 base, unsigned int exp);
 unsigned long int_sqrt(unsigned long);
 
 #if BITS_PER_LONG < 64
diff --git a/lib/math/Makefile b/lib/math/Makefile
index b75878420da6..583bbfebfc09 100644
--- a/lib/math/Makefile
+++ b/lib/math/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-obj-y += div64.o gcd.o lcm.o int_sqrt.o reciprocal_div.o
+obj-y += div64.o gcd.o lcm.o int_pow.o int_sqrt.o reciprocal_div.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CORDIC)		+= cordic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRIME_NUMBERS)	+= prime_numbers.o
diff --git a/lib/math/int_pow.c b/lib/math/int_pow.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..622fc1ab3c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/math/int_pow.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * An integer based power function
+ *
+ * Derived from drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
+ */
+
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/**
+ * int_pow - computes the exponentiation of the given base and exponent
+ * @base: base which will be raised to the given power
+ * @exp: power to be raised to
+ *
+ * Computes: pow(base, exp), i.e. @base raised to the @exp power
+ */
+u64 int_pow(u64 base, unsigned int exp)
+{
+	u64 result = 1;
+
+	while (exp) {
+		if (exp & 1)
+			result *= base;
+		exp >>= 1;
+		base *= base;
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(int_pow);
-- 
2.20.1