linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] rtc: Fix overflow when converting time64_t to rtc

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Date:   Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:32:16 +0100
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...aro.org>
Cc:     a.zummo@...ertech.it, arnd@...db.de, broonie@...nel.org,
        linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] rtc: Fix overflow when converting time64_t to
 rtc_time

On 26/01/2018 at 13:06:01 +0800, Baolin Wang wrote:
> If we convert one large time values to rtc_time, in the original formula
> 'days * 86400' can be overflowed in 'unsigned int' type to make the formula
> get one incorrect remain seconds value. Thus we can use div_s64_rem()
> function to avoid this situation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-lib.c |    6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
Applied, thanks.

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Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons)
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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