Re: [PATCH v2] staging: iio: frequency: ad9832/ad9834: add comment explaining do_div usage

[Mohamad Raizudeen]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 10:46:17AM +0200, Joshua Crofts wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:52:27 +0530
> Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Previous attempts to change do_div() to div64_ul() were rejected because
> > mclk will always fit within 32 bits 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>
> > ---
> 
> Please don't send a new version as a reply to the previous version,
> as it can break tooling such as b4 for patch review.
> 
> As for the comment, I think it's good, however I'm not sure whether
> this should be split into two patches, given that this is a small
> change. Andy, what do you think?
> 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
> > index 60c33e10c46f..6d046e9121e2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9832.c
> > @@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ 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.
> > +	*/
> > +
> 
> Unnecessary blank line here, you want to couple the comment with the
> line that it's describing.
> 
> >  	do_div(freqreg, mclk);
> >  	return freqreg;
> >  }
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
> > index 33dfd723923c..8722f3a01cde 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
> > @@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ 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 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.
> > +	*/
> > +
> 
> Ditto.
> 
> >  	do_div(freqreg, mclk);
> >  	return freqreg;
> >  }
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kind regards,
> Joshua Crofts

Hi Joshua,
Thanks you for reviewing the patch and for the clarifications.

I understood and will make sure v3 is sent as a new and separate email
thread without in-reply-to header so i doesn't break b4.

Sure, I will remove the unnecessary blank line.

I will hold off sending v3 until I hear from Andy regarding whether this should be split
into two patches or kept as one.

Thanks & regards,
Mohamad Raizudeen