linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] [RESEND] x86: avoid unneeded __div64

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Date:   Mon, 7 Aug 2023 21:37:00 +0100 (BST)
From:   "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] [RESEND] x86: avoid unneeded __div64_32 function
 definition

On Wed, 2 Aug 2023, Borislav Petkov wrote:

> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/div64.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/div64.h
> > @@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ static inline u64 mul_u32_u32(u32 a, u32 b)
> >  }
> >  #define mul_u32_u32 mul_u32_u32
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * __div64_32() is never called on x86, so prevent the
> > + * generic definition from getting built.
> > + */
> > +#define __div64_32
> >  
> >  #else
> >  # include <asm-generic/div64.h>
> 
> Yap.

 Hmm, shouldn't this be something like:

#define __div64_32(n, base) BUILD_BUG()

instead?

 Otherwise you risk `__div64_32(n, base)' getting expanded to `(n, base)', 
if the macro does get called mistakenly for some reason, and the expansion 
is a valid expression which may not produce a warning even, depending on 
usage.

  Maciej