From: zippel@linux-m68k.org
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/4] [RFC] cleanup 64bit divide API
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:22:35 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080313002235.351414762@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
Hi,
The primary purpose of these patches is to introduce a signed divide,
which is useful for NTP. While I'm at it I cleaned up the API, so it
should be a little easier to use.
It uses a new header <linux/math64.h> for it instead of using
<asm-generic/div64.h>. asm-generic/div64.h has the problem of an
all-or-nothing approach, so any arch not using it has to implement the
whole API and usually it's enough to provide only one of them.
<linux/math64.h> allows to selectively functions as needed.
In the long term we can first depricate using <asm/div64.h> and even
later do_div() completely.
bye, Roman
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-03-13 0:22 zippel [this message]
2008-03-13 0:22 ` [PATCH 1/4] introduce explicit signed/unsigned 64bit divide zippel
2008-03-13 10:13 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-03-13 14:59 ` Roman Zippel
2008-03-13 20:34 ` Andrew Morton
2008-03-14 17:45 ` Roman Zippel
2008-03-13 0:22 ` [PATCH 2/4] convert a few do_div user zippel
2008-03-18 20:10 ` Jörg-Volker Peetz
2008-03-13 0:22 ` [PATCH 3/4] rename div64_64 to div64_u64 zippel
2008-03-13 0:22 ` [PATCH 4/4] remove div_long_long_rem zippel
2008-03-13 0:22 ` [PATCH 5/4] 2.6.25-rc5-mm1 specifc div64_u64 fixes zippel
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