linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib: gcd: prevent possible div by 0

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Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:12:23 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	dave@....org
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib: gcd: prevent possible div by 0

On Sun, 2012-09-09 at 17:03 +0200, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> Account for properties when a and/or b are 0:
> gcd(0, 0) = 0
> gcd(a, 0) = a
> gcd(0, b) = b
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@....org>
> ---
>  lib/gcd.c |    3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/gcd.c b/lib/gcd.c
> index cce4f3c..7e163c6 100644
> --- a/lib/gcd.c
> +++ b/lib/gcd.c
> @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ unsigned long gcd(unsigned long a, unsigned long b)
>  {
>  	unsigned long r;
>  
> +	if (!a || !b)
> +		return a | b;

This seems overkill

> +
>  	if (a < b)
>  		swap(a, b);

better here to :
	if (!b)
		return a;

>  	while ((r = a % b) != 0) {


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