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/*
 * A generic implementation of binary search for the Linux kernel
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Ksplice, Inc.
 * Author: Tim Abbott <tabbott@ksplice.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.
 */

#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/bsearch.h>

void *bsearch(const void *key, const void *base, size_t num, size_t size,
	      int (*cmp)(const void *key, const void *elt))
{
	size_t start = 0, end = num;
	int result;

	while (start < end) {
		size_t mid = start + (end - start) / 2;

		result = cmp(key, base + mid * size);
		if (result < 0)
			end = mid;
		else if (result > 0)
			start = mid + 1;
		else
			return (void *)base + mid * size;
	}

	return NULL;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(bsearch);