linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make the kernel NTP code hand 64-bit *unsigned* values to do

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Date:	Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:38:52 +0100
From:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...e.de>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	zippel@...ux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make the kernel NTP code hand 64-bit *unsigned* values to do_div()

David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> writes:

>  			if (time_offset < 0) {
> -			    temp64 = -temp64;
> -			    do_div(temp64, mtemp);
> +			    utemp64 = -temp64;
> +			    do_div(utemp64, mtemp);
>  			    freq_adj -= temp64;

do_div previously modified temp64 by side effect, now it no longer does
that.

>  			} else {
> -			    do_div(temp64, mtemp);
> +			    utemp64 = temp64;
> +			    do_div(utemp64, mtemp);
>  			    freq_adj += temp64;

Same.

Andreas.

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