Strange Octave value in SIFT algorithm?

Question

I am using sift algorithm in opencv code to get descriptors and keypoints from images.My code is

    Ptr<IplImage> image;
    vector<KeyPoint> keypoints;
    OutputArray des;

    Feature2D *descriptor_type = new SIFT()
    Mat image_mat(image);
    (*descriptor_type)(image_mat,noArray(),keypoints,des,false);

Here I can get the keypoints of the image in vector < KeyPoint > .After that,I want to get the Octave of each KeyPoint for more details .But when I cout each keypoint octave value for one image,it seems so strange that I want to confirm whether they are right.

for(int i=0;i<keypoints.size();i++)
{
     cout<< (keypoints[i].octave) <<endl;
}

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9765375
2621951
8323583
13763071
6488575
12845567
721407
3604991
12321279
9568767
7406079
8585727
4653567
7799295
7799295
5112319
10486271
9961983
6226431
1245951

and if I change SIFT algorithm to SURF algorithm,it will be OK and seem right.

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So I want to ask whether the calculation of Octave value in SIFT algorithm is right in opencv?

Answer 1

Just came across this link.

It seems like the octave value for SIFT keypoints needs to by "patched":

keyPoint.octave = keyPoint.octave & 0xFF;