}
/**
- * Given HBitmaps A and B, let A := A (BITOR) B.
- * Bitmap B will not be modified.
+ * Given HBitmaps A and B, let R := A (BITOR) B.
+ * Bitmaps A and B will not be modified,
+ * except when bitmap R is an alias of A or B.
*
* @return true if the merge was successful,
* false if it was not attempted.
}
assert(hbitmap_can_merge(b, result));
- if (hbitmap_count(b) == 0) {
+ if ((!hbitmap_count(a) && result == b) ||
+ (!hbitmap_count(b) && result == a)) {
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ if (!hbitmap_count(a) && !hbitmap_count(b)) {
+ hbitmap_reset_all(result);
return true;
}