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Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] math64: New DIV_U64_ROUND_CLOSEST helper

From: Andy Shevchenko <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-19 12:47:50
Also in: linux-clk, linux-serial, lkml

On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 3:39 PM Pali Rohár [off-list ref] wrote:
Provide DIV_U64_ROUND_CLOSEST helper which uses div_u64 to perform
division rounded to the closest integer using unsigned 64bit
dividend and unsigned 32bit divisor.
...
+/*
+ * DIV_U64_ROUND_CLOSEST - unsigned 64bit divide with 32bit divisor rounded to nearest integer
+ * @dividend: unsigned 64bit dividend
Here you insist users to provide a u64 (or compatible) type.
+ * @divisor: unsigned 32bit divisor
+ *
+ * Divide unsigned 64bit dividend by unsigned 32bit divisor
+ * and round to closest integer.
+ *
+ * Return: dividend / divisor rounded to nearest integer
+ */
+#define DIV_U64_ROUND_CLOSEST(dividend, divisor)       \
+       ({ u32 _tmp = (divisor); div_u64((u64)(dividend) + _tmp / 2, _tmp); })
Here is the casting to u64. Why? (Yes, I have read v1 discussion and I
just want to continue it here).

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

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