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However, out of drivers context it's confusing and > error-prone. > > This series introduces alternatives for GENMASK(): > > - BITS(low, high); This is less bad (low bit then high), but in a perfect world high bit should have been exclusive. > - FIRST_BITS(nbits); > - LAST_BITS(start); Now it is 200% more confusing.