linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Avoid overflows in kernel/time.c

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Message-ID: <474F6E7A.3090705@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:59:22 -0500
From:	Chris Snook <csnook@...hat.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Avoid overflows in kernel/time.c

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> NOTE: This patch uses a bc(1) script to compute the appropriate
> constants.

Perhaps dc would be more appropriate?  That's included in busybox.

	-- Chris
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