Merge zizzer:/bk/newmem

into  zeep.pool:/z/saidi/work/m5.newmem

--HG--
extra : convert_revision : 10d4dc08411c7a433a7194e94f69ca1d639a1ce7

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/base/bitfield.hh b/src/base/bitfield.hh
index 1fc0bad5d..0f1233677 100644
--- a/src/base/bitfield.hh
+++ b/src/base/bitfield.hh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ mask(int nbits)
 }
 
 
+
 /**
  * Extract the bitfield from position 'first' to 'last' (inclusive)
  * from 'val' and right justify it.  MSB is numbered 63, LSB is 0.
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ mbits(T val, int first, int last)
     return val & (mask(first+1) & ~mask(last));
 }
 
+inline uint64_t
+mask(int first, int last)
+{
+    return mbits((uint64_t)-1LL, first, last);
+}
+
 /**
  * Sign-extend an N-bit value to 64 bits.
  */