3 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.c b/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.c
index 645419d102..d1307bb248 100644
--- a/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.c
+++ b/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.c
@@ -211,6 +211,35 @@ long fp_sqrt(long x, unsigned int fracbits)
     return g;
 }
 
+/* raise an integer to an integer power */
+long ipow(long x, long y)
+{
+    /* y[k] = bit k of y, 0 or 1; k=0...n; n=|_ lg(y) _|
+     *
+     * x^y =  x^(y[0]*2^0 + y[1]*2^1 + ... + y[n]*2^n)
+     *     =  x^(y[0]*2^0) * x^(y[1]*2^1) * ... * x^(y[n]*2^n)
+     */
+    long a = 1;
+
+    if (y < 0 && x != -1)
+    {
+        a = 0; /* would be < 1 or +inf if x == 0 */
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        while (y)
+        {
+            if (y & 1)
+                a *= x;
+
+            y /= 2;
+            x *= x;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return a;
+}
+
 /**
  * Fixed point sinus using a lookup table
  * don't forget to divide the result by 16384 to get the actual sinus value
diff --git a/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.h b/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.h
index bc50ff687d..dcd7c8298c 100644
--- a/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.h
+++ b/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ long fp14_sin(int val);
 long fp16_log(int x);
 long fp16_exp(int x);
 
+long ipow(long x, long y);
+
 /* fast unsigned multiplication (16x16bit->32bit or 32x32bit->32bit,
  * whichever is faster for the architecture) */
 #ifdef CPU_ARM
diff --git a/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.make b/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.make
index 0233e9499b..5be0e38ea7 100644
--- a/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.make
+++ b/lib/fixedpoint/fixedpoint.make
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ FIXEDPOINTLIB_OBJ := $(call c2obj, $(FIXEDPOINTLIB_SRC))
 INCLUDES += -I$(FIXEDPOINTLIB_DIR)
 OTHER_SRC += $(FIXEDPOINTLIB_SRC)
 
-# If not SOFTWARECODECS, then only plugins depend upon us
-ifdef SOFTWARECODECS
 CORE_LIBS += $(FIXEDPOINTLIB)
 CORE_GCSECTIONS := yes
-endif
 
 FIXEDPOINTLIB_FLAGS := $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_CFLAGS)