diff --git a/bdk/utils/util.c b/bdk/utils/util.c
index f267236..146c404 100644
--- a/bdk/utils/util.c
+++ b/bdk/utils/util.c
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@
 
 extern volatile nyx_storage_t *nyx_str;
 
+u8 bit_count(u32 val)
+{
+	u8 cnt = 0;
+	for (u32 i = 0; i < 32; i++)
+	{
+		if ((val >> i) & 1)
+			cnt++;
+	}
+
+	return cnt;
+}
+
+u32 bit_count_mask(u8 bits)
+{
+	u32 val = 0;
+	for (u32 i = 0; i < bits; i++)
+		val |= 1 << i;
+
+	return val;
+}
+
 u32 get_tmr_s()
 {
 	return RTC(APBDEV_RTC_SECONDS);
diff --git a/bdk/utils/util.h b/bdk/utils/util.h
index 68da865..ea6daea 100644
--- a/bdk/utils/util.h
+++ b/bdk/utils/util.h
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ typedef struct _nyx_storage_t
 	emc_table_t mtc_table[10];
 } nyx_storage_t;
 
+u8   bit_count(u32 val);
+u32  bit_count_mask(u8 bits);
+
 void exec_cfg(u32 *base, const cfg_op_t *ops, u32 num_ops);
 u32  crc32_calc(u32 crc, const u8 *buf, u32 len);