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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.
*/