Re: Long long arithmetic

From: Brian Gerst (bgerst@quark.vpplus.com)
Date: Thu Jun 08 2000 - 16:24:32 EST


pramodh mallipatna wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to do arithmetic involving a "long long" in the kernel.
> I am unable to compile the code.
>
> Is there some configurable option with which I can get it to compile?
>
> I guess, 8 byte arithmetic should be possible in the kernel as the cpu
> ticks is represented as long long and the time is derived from that.
>
> Thanks,
> Pramodh

GCC needs library functions for some 64-bit operations on 32-bit
crchitectures, which are not present in the kernel. 64-bit division is
a common example of this. If possible, limit your code to using adds
and shifts when working with long longs.

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Brian Gerst

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