[patch] fix __div64_32 to do division properly

[Randolph Chung]

The generic __div64_32 in lib/div64.c only handles "small" divisors. If
the divisor is full 32-bits, it returns invalid results. This patch 
fixes it. (this is used e.g. in nanosleep)

thanks
randolph

Index: lib/div64.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/linux-2.6/lib/div64.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -p -r1.1 div64.c
--- lib/div64.c	29 Jul 2003 17:02:19 -0000	1.1
+++ lib/div64.c	24 Oct 2003 04:10:59 -0000
@@ -25,25 +25,27 @@
 
 uint32_t __div64_32(uint64_t *n, uint32_t base)
 {
-	uint32_t low, low2, high, rem;
+	uint64_t rem = *n;
+	uint64_t b = base;
+	uint64_t res = 0, d = 1;
 
-	low   = *n   & 0xffffffff;
-	high  = *n  >> 32;
-	rem   = high % (uint32_t)base;
-	high  = high / (uint32_t)base;
-	low2  = low >> 16;
-	low2 += rem << 16;
-	rem   = low2 % (uint32_t)base;
-	low2  = low2 / (uint32_t)base;
-	low   = low  & 0xffff;
-	low  += rem << 16;
-	rem   = low  % (uint32_t)base;
-	low   = low  / (uint32_t)base;
+	if (b > 0) {
+		while (b < rem) {
+			b <<= 1;
+			d <<= 1;
+		}
+	}
 
-	*n = low +
-		((uint64_t)low2 << 16) +
-		((uint64_t)high << 32);
+	do {
+		if (rem >= b) {
+			rem -= b;
+			res += d;
+		}
+		b >>= 1;
+		d >>= 1;
+	} while (d);
 
+	*n = res;
 	return rem;
 }
 

-- 
Randolph Chung
Debian GNU/Linux Developer, hppa/ia64 ports
http://www.tausq.org/
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