1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/bitvec.c b/src/bitvec.c
index 4984af22..4fd38349 100644
--- a/src/bitvec.c
+++ b/src/bitvec.c
@@ -217,3 +217,17 @@ int bitvec_spare_padding(struct bitvec *bv, unsigned int up_to_bit)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* find first bit set in bit vector */
+int bitvec_find_bit_pos(const struct bitvec *bv, unsigned int n,
+			enum bit_value val)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = n; i < bv->data_len*8; i++) {
+		if (bitvec_get_bit_pos(bv, i) == val)
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}