linux-kernel - Re: kernel/time.c: integer constant is too large for 'long' type warnings

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Date:	Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:06:08 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Gabriel C <crazy@...galware.org>
Subject: Re: kernel/time.c: integer constant is too large for 'long' type
 warnings

Gabriel C wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> with CONFIG_HZ_300=y I see these warnings :
> 
> kernel/time.c: In function 'msecs_to_jiffies':                                                                                                               
> kernel/time.c:472: warning: integer constant is too large for 'long' type                                                                                    
> kernel/time.c: In function 'usecs_to_jiffies':                                                                                                               
> kernel/time.c:487: warning: integer constant is too large for 'long' type
> 
> I think this was introduced by :
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=bdc807871d58285737d50dc6163d0feb72cb0dc2
> 
> If you need more infos let me know.
> 

There is a patch for this, already, but the bikeshed painters have been 
whining about it.

The code is correct; it is a nuisance warning only.

	-hpa
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