s390/ap: Externalize AP bus specific bitmap reading function

Rename hex2bitmap() to ap_hex2bitmap() and export it for external
use. This function will be used by the implementation of the vfio-ap
ap_config sysfs attribute.

Signed-off-by: "Jason J. Herne" <jjherne@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240415152555.13152-2-jjherne@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>

drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.h

@@ -343,6 +343,28 @@ int ap_parse_mask_str(const char *str,
 		      unsigned long *bitmap, int bits,
 		      struct mutex *lock);
 
+/*
+ * ap_hex2bitmap() - Convert a string containing a hexadecimal number (str)
+ * into a bitmap (bitmap) with bits set that correspond to the bits represented
+ * by the hex string. Input and output data is in big endian order.
+ *
+ * str - Input hex string of format "0x1234abcd". The leading "0x" is optional.
+ * At least one digit is required. Must be large enough to hold the number of
+ * bits represented by the bits parameter.
+ *
+ * bitmap - Pointer to a bitmap. Upon successful completion of this function,
+ * this bitmap will have bits set to match the value of str. If bitmap is longer
+ * than str, then the rightmost bits of bitmap are padded with zeros. Must be
+ * large enough to hold the number of bits represented by the bits parameter.
+ *
+ * bits - Length, in bits, of the bitmap represented by str. Must be a multiple
+ * of 8.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0		On success
+ *	    -EINVAL	If str format is invalid or bits is not a multiple of 8.
+ */
+int ap_hex2bitmap(const char *str, unsigned long *bitmap, int bits);
+
 /*
  * Interface to wait for the AP bus to have done one initial ap bus
  * scan and all detected APQNs have been bound to device drivers.