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+.. title:: clang-tidy - misc-suspicious-enum-usage
+
+misc-suspicious-enum-usage
+==========================
+
+The checker detects various cases when an enum is probably misused (as a bitmask
+).
+  
+1. When "ADD" or "bitwise OR" is used between two enum which come from different
+   types and these types value ranges are not disjoint.
+
+The following cases will be investigated only using :option:`StrictMode`. We 
+regard the enum as a (suspicious)
+bitmask if the three conditions below are true at the same time:
+
+* at most half of the elements of the enum are non pow-of-2 numbers (because of
+  short enumerations)
+* there is another non pow-of-2 number than the enum constant representing all
+  choices (the result "bitwise OR" operation of all enum elements)
+* enum type variable/enumconstant is used as an argument of a `+` or "bitwise OR
+  " operator
+
+So whenever the non pow-of-2 element is used as a bitmask element we diagnose a
+misuse and give a warning.
+
+2. Investigating the right hand side of `+=` and `|=` operator.
+3. Check only the enum value side of a `|` and `+` operator if one of them is not
+   enum val.
+4. Check both side of `|` or `+` operator where the enum values are from the
+   same enum type.
+
+Examples:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+  enum { A, B, C };
+  enum { D, E, F = 5 };
+  enum { G = 10, H = 11, I = 12 };
+  
+  unsigned flag;
+  flag =
+      A |
+      H; // OK, disjoint value intervalls in the enum types ->probably good use.
+  flag = B | F; // Warning, have common values so they are probably misused.
+  
+  // Case 2:
+  enum Bitmask {
+    A = 0,
+    B = 1,
+    C = 2,
+    D = 4,
+    E = 8,
+    F = 16,
+    G = 31 // OK, real bitmask.
+  };
+  
+  enum Almostbitmask {
+    AA = 0,
+    BB = 1,
+    CC = 2,
+    DD = 4,
+    EE = 8,
+    FF = 16,
+    GG // Problem, forgot to initialize.
+  };
+  
+  unsigned flag = 0;
+  flag |= E; // OK.
+  flag |=
+      EE; // Warning at the decl, and note that it was used here as a bitmask.
+
+Options
+-------
+.. option:: StrictMode
+
+   Default value: 0.
+   When non-null the suspicious bitmask usage will be investigated additionally
+   to the different enum usage check.