[PATCH v4] staging: iio: frequency: ad9832/ad9834: add comment explaining do_div usage
From: Mohamad Raizudeen
Date: Fri Aug 07 2026 - 05:47:31 EST
Previous attempts to change do_div() to div64_ul were rejected because
mclk will always fit within 32 fits for this hardware, making do_div()
safe to use.
However, Coccinelle continues to flag this as a false positive. To
prevent future developers from submitting unnecessary fixes, add a
comment explaining why do_div() is intentionally kept.
Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v4:
- Fixed typo in comment (fir -> fit) as pointed out by Joshua Crofts.
drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c | 6 ++++++
drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
index 60c33e10c46f..2e216c950c53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ static unsigned long ad9832_calc_freqreg(unsigned long mclk, unsigned long fout)
{
u64 freqreg = (u64)fout << AD9832_FREQ_BITS;
+ /*
+ * mclk is an unsigned long, which triggers a Coccinelle false positive
+ * warning about using do_div() for 64-by-32 division. However, mclk
+ * for this hardware will always fit within 32 bits, so do_div() is
+ * safe to use here.
+ */
do_div(freqreg, mclk);
return freqreg;
}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
index 33dfd723923c..e089a94db97d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ static unsigned int ad9834_calc_freqreg(unsigned long mclk, unsigned long fout)
{
unsigned long long freqreg = (u64)fout * (u64)BIT(AD9834_FREQ_BITS);
+ /*
+ * mclk is an unsigned long, which triggers a Coccinelle false positive
+ * warning about using a do_div() for 64-by-32 division. However, mclk
+ * for this hardware will always fit within 32 bits, so do_div() is
+ * safe to use here.
+ */
do_div(freqreg, mclk);
return freqreg;
}
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2.53.0