Add a bit_count function, which efficiently counts the number of bits set in
a bitstring.
sys/sys/bitstring.h
tests/sys/sys/bitstring_test.c
share/man/man3/bitstring.3
Add bit_alloc
sys/kern/subr_unit.c
Use bit_count instead of a naive counting loop in check_unrhdr, used
when INVARIANTS are enabled. The userland test runs about 6x faster
in a generic build, or 8.5x faster when built for Nehalem, which has
the POPCNT instruction.
sys/sys/param.h
Bump __FreeBSD_version due to the addition of bit_alloc
UPDATING
Add a note about the ABI incompatibility of the bitstring(3)
changes, as suggested by lidl.
Suggested by: gibbs
Reviewed by: gibbs, ngie
MFC after: 9 days
X-MFC-With: 299090, 300538
Relnotes: yes
Sponsored by: Spectra Logic Corp
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D6255
1b82e02f4d