linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] clocksource: Also tweak ->maxadj in clocksource_calc_mult

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Message-ID: <20111202013538.GA15687@zhy>
Date:	Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:35:38 +0800
From:	Yong Zhang <yong.zhang0@...il.com>
To:	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] clocksource: Also tweak ->maxadj in
 clocksource_calc_mult_shift()

On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 03:58:27PM -0800, john stultz wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 15:20 +0800, Yong Zhang wrote:
> > There is still user of clocksource_calc_mult_shift(), and it's
> > complement to commit d65670a7 [clocksource: Avoid selecting mult
> > values that might overflow when adjusted]
> 
> I'd probably drop this patch, as its just extra churn.

Hmm, so you drop option#1,

> 
> Again, I've queued 2/3 to resolve the issue and queued a simplified 3/3
> to just remove clocksource_calc_mult_shift. 

and take option#2 instead (and 3/3 will become more simple).
Both work to me ;-)

Thank you John.

-Yong
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