Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/tsc: Use div64_ul instead of do_div()

[H. Peter Anvin]

On April 28, 2024 10:31:16 AM PDT, Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>do_div() truncates a u64 divisor to 32 bit.
>This can lead to non-zero being truncated to zero for division.
>
>Fix coccinelle warning
>WARNING: do_div() does a 64-by-32 division, please consider using div64_ul instead
>
>Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx>
>---
> arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
>diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
>index 5a69a49acc96..2da37f33dd17 100644
>--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
>+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
>@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static unsigned long pit_calibrate_tsc(u32 latch, unsigned long ms, int loopmin)
> 
> 	/* Calculate the PIT value */
> 	delta = t2 - t1;
>-	do_div(delta, ms);
>+	div64_ul(delta, ms);
> 	return delta;
> }
> 

Are you sure this is not a false positive? This is a *much* more expensive operation on 32 bits.