Re: [RESEND][PATCH] better compat_jiffies_to_clock_t

[Linus Torvalds]

On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
>
> At David Mosberger's suggestion can we use this new version of
> compat_jiffies_to_clock_t?  It does better rounding and will not fail
> if COMPAT_USER_HZ > HZ.

I don't like using "long long" and divisions.

Since this code is currently only used for 64-bit targets, is there any
reason to use "long long" at all, and not just use "long"? I can see a
64-bit target where "long long" would be 128 bits, and this would do the
wrong thing.

		Linus