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-rw-r--r--util/hbitmap.c22
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/util/hbitmap.c b/util/hbitmap.c
index 9f691b76bd..35088e19c4 100644
--- a/util/hbitmap.c
+++ b/util/hbitmap.c
@@ -387,6 +387,24 @@ void hbitmap_reset_all(HBitmap *hb)
     hb->count = 0;
 }
 
+bool hbitmap_is_serializable(const HBitmap *hb)
+{
+    /* Every serialized chunk must be aligned to 64 bits so that endianness
+     * requirements can be fulfilled on both 64 bit and 32 bit hosts.
+     * We have hbitmap_serialization_granularity() which converts this
+     * alignment requirement from bitmap bits to items covered (e.g. sectors).
+     * That value is:
+     *    64 << hb->granularity
+     * Since this value must not exceed UINT64_MAX, hb->granularity must be
+     * less than 58 (== 64 - 6, where 6 is ld(64), i.e. 1 << 6 == 64).
+     *
+     * In order for hbitmap_serialization_granularity() to always return a
+     * meaningful value, bitmaps that are to be serialized must have a
+     * granularity of less than 58. */
+
+    return hb->granularity < 58;
+}
+
 bool hbitmap_get(const HBitmap *hb, uint64_t item)
 {
     /* Compute position and bit in the last layer.  */
@@ -399,9 +417,7 @@ bool hbitmap_get(const HBitmap *hb, uint64_t item)
 
 uint64_t hbitmap_serialization_granularity(const HBitmap *hb)
 {
-    /* Must hold true so that the shift below is defined
-     * (ld(64) == 6, i.e. 1 << 6 == 64) */
-    assert(hb->granularity < 64 - 6);
+    assert(hbitmap_is_serializable(hb));
 
     /* Require at least 64 bit granularity to be safe on both 64 bit and 32 bit
      * hosts. */