[tip:timers/urgent 1/1] include/linux/jiffies.h:449:36: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (7fffffffffffffff becomes ffffffff)
From: kernel test robot
Date: Thu Feb 12 2026 - 04:48:32 EST
tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git timers/urgent
head: b777b5e09eabeefc6ba80f4296366a4742701103
commit: b777b5e09eabeefc6ba80f4296366a4742701103 [1/1] time/jiffies: Inline jiffies_to_msecs() and jiffies_to_usecs()
config: x86_64-randconfig-123-20260212 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260212/202602121719.JsvIzXwu-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: gcc-14 (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260212/202602121719.JsvIzXwu-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
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| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202602121719.JsvIzXwu-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/ktime.h, include/linux/timer.h, include/linux/uprobes.h, ...):
>> include/linux/jiffies.h:449:36: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (7fffffffffffffff becomes ffffffff)
>> include/linux/jiffies.h:449:36: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (7fffffffffffffff becomes ffffffff)
>> include/linux/jiffies.h:449:36: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (7fffffffffffffff becomes ffffffff)
>> include/linux/jiffies.h:449:36: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (7fffffffffffffff becomes ffffffff)
vim +449 include/linux/jiffies.h
433
434 /*
435 * Convert various time units to each other:
436 */
437
438 #if HZ <= MSEC_PER_SEC && !(MSEC_PER_SEC % HZ)
439 /**
440 * jiffies_to_msecs - Convert jiffies to milliseconds
441 * @j: jiffies value
442 *
443 * This inline version takes care of HZ in {100,250,1000}.
444 *
445 * Return: milliseconds value
446 */
447 static inline unsigned int jiffies_to_msecs(const unsigned long j)
448 {
> 449 return (MSEC_PER_SEC / HZ) * j;
450 }
451 #else
452 unsigned int jiffies_to_msecs(const unsigned long j);
453 #endif
454
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