1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index 3b89c64bcfd8..d7dd83fafeba 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -248,6 +248,25 @@ static inline unsigned long __ffs64(u64 word)
 }
 
 /**
+ * fns - find N'th set bit in a word
+ * @word: The word to search
+ * @n: Bit to find
+ */
+static inline unsigned long fns(unsigned long word, unsigned int n)
+{
+	unsigned int bit;
+
+	while (word) {
+		bit = __ffs(word);
+		if (n-- == 0)
+			return bit;
+		__clear_bit(bit, &word);
+	}
+
+	return BITS_PER_LONG;
+}
+
+/**
  * assign_bit - Assign value to a bit in memory
  * @nr: the bit to set
  * @addr: the address to start counting from