linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (ntc_thermistor): Avoid overflow

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Date:	Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:51:18 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
CC:	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (ntc_thermistor): Avoid overflow

On 02/13/2014 02:39 PM, Doug Anderson wrote:
> The ntc thermistor code was doing math whose temporary result might
> have overflowed 32-bits.  We need some casts in there to make it safe.
>
> In one example I found:
> - pullup_uV: 1800000
> - result of iio_read_channel_raw: 3226
> - 1800000 * 3226 => 0x15a1cbc80
>
> Signed-off-by: Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>

Nice catch. Applied.

Thanks,
Guenter


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