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@Oleg: Happy new year!

I just added this:

#if 0
int last_idx_before_mid = 31 - __lzcnt32(off_mask); // 31 - LZCNT ==> index of MSb
#else

// if off_mask can never be zero, no need for check to override BSR result
assert(off_mask);
// a '9' run didn't reveal any 0 [you would know for sure for other sizes]

// need unsigned long result
unsigned long last_idx_before_mid;

// get index of MSb [no need for adjustment if off_mask can never be zero]
_BitScanReverse(&last_idx_before_mid, off_mask);
#endif

a run of '9' now produces the correct result: 1,730,280 :)
Lord Sméagol
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