[patch 3/6] timekeeping: Get rid of pointless typecasts

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Thu Dec 08 2016 - 15:53:35 EST


cycles_t is defined as u64, so casting it to u64 is a pointless and
confusing exercise. cycles_t should simply go away and be replaced with a
plain u64 to avoid further confusion.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/timekeeping.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -258,10 +258,9 @@ static void tk_setup_internals(struct ti
tk->cycle_interval = interval;

/* Go back from cycles -> shifted ns */
- tk->xtime_interval = (u64) interval * clock->mult;
+ tk->xtime_interval = interval * clock->mult;
tk->xtime_remainder = ntpinterval - tk->xtime_interval;
- tk->raw_interval =
- ((u64) interval * clock->mult) >> clock->shift;
+ tk->raw_interval = (interval * clock->mult) >> clock->shift;

/* if changing clocks, convert xtime_nsec shift units */
if (old_clock) {