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    linux/kernel.h: fix DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST with unsigned divisors · c4e18497
    Guenter Roeck authored
    Commit 263a523d ("linux/kernel.h: Fix warning seen with W=1 due to
    change in DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST") fixes a warning seen with W=1 due to
    change in DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST.
    
    Unfortunately, the C compiler converts divide operations with unsigned
    divisors to unsigned, even if the dividend is signed and negative (for
    example, -10 / 5U = 858993457).  The C standard says "If one operand has
    unsigned int type, the other operand is converted to unsigned int", so
    the compiler is not to blame.  As a result, DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(0, 2U) and
    similar operations now return bad values, since the automatic conversion
    of expressions such as "0 - 2U/2" to unsigned was not taken into
    account.
    
    Fix by checking for the divisor variable type when deciding which
    operation to perform.  This fixes DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(0, 2U), but still
    returns bad values for negative dividends divided by unsigned divisors.
    Mark the latter case as unsupported.
    
    One observed effect of this problem is that the s2c_hwmon driver reports
    a value of 4198403 instead of 0 if the ADC reads 0.
    
    Other impact is unpredictable.  Problem is seen if the divisor is an
    unsigned variable or constant and the dividend is less than (divisor/2).
    Signed-off-by: default avatarGuenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
    Reported-by: default avatarJuergen Beisert <jbe@pengutronix.de>
    Tested-by: default avatarJuergen Beisert <jbe@pengutronix.de>
    Cc: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
    Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>	[3.7.x]
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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