linux-kernel - Re: staging: rtl8192e: build warning on HZ

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Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2022 14:23:27 -0500
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        "linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev" <linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     wlanfae@...ltek.com,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: staging: rtl8192e: build warning on HZ

On 11/3/22 13:07, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> FYI:
> 
> When CONFIG_HZ=24 (arch/mips/):
> 
> ../drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c: In function 'rtl819x_translate_scan':
> ../drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c:220:57: warning: division by zero [-Wdiv-by-zero]
>    220 |                       (jiffies - network->last_scanned) / (HZ / 100));
>        |                                                         ^
> In file included from ../include/linux/skbuff.h:45,
>                   from ../include/linux/if_ether.h:19,
>                   from ../include/linux/etherdevice.h:20,
>                   from ../drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c:18:
> ../drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c: In function 'rtllib_wx_get_scan':
> ../drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c:261:70: warning: division by zero [-Wdiv-by-zero]
>    261 |                                    (jiffies - network->last_scanned) /
>        |

That statement is messed up. Does the attached patch fix it?


Larry

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