Re: [PATCH] net: wireless: ath: use div64_u64() instead of do_div()

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Thu Feb 10 2022 - 07:16:42 EST


Qing Wang <wangqing@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: Wang Qing <wangqing@xxxxxxxx>
>
> do_div() does a 64-by-32 division.
> When the divisor is u64, do_div() truncates it to 32 bits, this means it
> can test non-zero and be truncated to zero for division.
>
> fix do_div.cocci warning:
> do_div() does a 64-by-32 division, please consider using div64_u64 instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Qing <wangqing@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
> index 4c944e5..2cee9dd
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
> @@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ __acquires(&p->tid_rx_lock) __releases(&p->tid_rx_lock)
> seq_puts(s, "\n");
> if (!num_packets)
> continue;
> - do_div(tx_latency_avg, num_packets);
> + div64_u64(tx_latency_avg, num_packets);

As you have been pointed out in your other patches, do_div() and
div64_u64() work differently.

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