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From: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
To: chenhan <chenhan0017.work@gmail.com>, rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
Cc: boqun@kernel.org, fujita.tomonori@gmail.com, frederic@kernel.org,
	lyude@redhat.com, tglx@kernel.org, anna-maria@linutronix.de,
	jstultz@google.com, sboyd@kernel.org, ojeda@kernel.org,
	gary@garyguo.net, bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com, lossin@kernel.org,
	aliceryhl@google.com, tmgross@umich.edu, dakr@kernel.org,
	daniel.almeida@collabora.com, tamird@kernel.org,
	acourbot@nvidia.com, work@onurozkan.dev,
	miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com, tomo@flapping.org,
	georgeandrout13@gmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] rust: math: add signed division and remainder helpers
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:55:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87jymvmgek.fsf@t14s.mail-host-address-is-not-set> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261031103206.24051-4-chenhan0017.work@gmail.com>

"chenhan" <chenhan0017.work@gmail.com> writes:

> Delta's division and remainder implementations operate on integers and
> do not depend on time units. Move them into a math module to provide a
> common home for arithmetic helpers, with Delta as the initial user.
>
> Expose div64_s64() for an i64 dividend and divisor, and div_s64_rem()
> for an i64 dividend and an i32 divisor. The latter returns an i64 quotient
> and an i32 remainder, matching the results of the C helper without
> exposing its output pointer. Delta's rem_nanos() uses the remainder and
> converts it to i64. Both helpers retain Rust's signed operator semantics
> and unconditional panic checks, using the existing C helpers on 32-bit.
>
> Keep the Delta API and its panic conditions unchanged. Document the
> quotient and remainder semantics and link to the corresponding C header.
> This is separate from the preceding behavior fix so that introducing
> the math module is not required for a backport.
>
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: chenhan <chenhan0017.work@gmail.com>

Please add a doctest with a few asserts that demonstrate the use.

Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg



      parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-02 14:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-31 10:32 [PATCH v5 0/3] rust: time: fix Delta arithmetic and add math helpers chenhan
2026-10-31 10:32 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] rust: time: rename the rem_nanos() divisor chenhan
2026-11-02 14:36   ` Andreas Hindborg
2026-10-31 10:32 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] rust: time: make Delta division and remainder fail consistently chenhan
2026-10-31 11:44   ` FUJITA Tomonori
2026-11-02 14:51   ` Andreas Hindborg
2026-10-31 10:32 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] rust: math: add signed division and remainder helpers chenhan
2026-10-31 11:58   ` FUJITA Tomonori
2026-11-02 14:55   ` Andreas Hindborg [this message]

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