linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 3/5] units: add PERCENT and BASIS

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vd0n+aTkdzMC53y9LrPW4t0mckpzmmud4Ez5gXbAdLeVg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:52:08 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@...log.com>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, 
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lars@...afoo.de, 
	Michael.Hennerich@...log.com, dlechner@...libre.com, nuno.sa@...log.com, 
	andy@...nel.org, robh@...nel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org, 
	jonath4nns@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/5] units: add PERCENT and BASIS_POINTS macros

On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 02:52:45 -0300
> Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@...log.com> wrote:

...

> > +/*
> > + * Percentage and basis point units
> > + *
> > + * Basis points are 1/100th of a percent (1/100), commonly used in finance,
> > + * engineering or other applications that require precise percentage
> > + * calculations.
> > + *
> > + * Examples:
> > + *   100% = 10000 basis points = BASIS_POINTS
> > + *   1%   = 100 basis points   = PERCENT
>
> I don't understand the final equality in these examples.
> The top line is as it says 10000 basis points but you have it equal
> to BASIS_POINTS?

Also there are pp (percentage points) and others like per mille

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage_point (see "Related units" section).

> > + */
> > +#define PERCENT              100UL
> > +#define BASIS_POINTS 10000UL


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko