linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix netfilter xt_time's time_mt()'s use of do

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.1.10.0807151400160.13215@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:08:31 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix netfilter xt_time's time_mt()'s use of do_div()


On Tuesday 2008-07-15 13:43, Patrick McHardy wrote:

> David Howells wrote:
>> Fix netfilter xt_time's time_mt()'s use of do_div() on an s64 by using
>> div_s64() instead.
>> 
>> This was introduced by patch ee4411a1b1e0b679c99686629b5eab5a072ce49f.
>
> Alternatively we could use an u64 for the time. Jan, any preferences?

ktime_t and ktime_to_ns operate on signed quantities. I do not think we 
should be interpreting it as unsigned.
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