"B. James Phillippe" wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I know this is not legal. However, I'm reviewing some kernel module code
> which basically does:
>
> unsigned long foo = some_other_ulong * 1.234;
oof :) Reminds me of some fbdev code I saw a while back IIRC
When you really want fractional numbers not literally floating point,
you can always multiple both numbers to make them decimal, perform the
math op, and then divide back down again.
Jeff
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