+/*
+ * Some utility functions commonly used by policies and the core target.
+ */
+static inline size_t bitset_size_in_bytes(unsigned nr_entries)
+{
+ return sizeof(unsigned long) * dm_div_up(nr_entries, BITS_PER_LONG);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long *alloc_bitset(unsigned nr_entries)
+{
+ size_t s = bitset_size_in_bytes(nr_entries);
+ return vzalloc(s);
+}
+
+static inline void clear_bitset(void *bitset, unsigned nr_entries)
+{
+ size_t s = bitset_size_in_bytes(nr_entries);
+ memset(bitset, 0, s);
+}
+
+static inline void free_bitset(unsigned long *bits)
+{
+ vfree(bits);
+}
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+