Re: [PATCH 01/16] math128: Introduce various 128bit primitives

[Juri Lelli]

On 10/26/2012 11:28 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-10-26 at 11:12 -0700, Juri Lelli wrote:
>
> > - scale down (right by 10) incoming parameters as to do internal
> >     math with ~1us resolution (and scale up outgoing params)
>
> Would scaling down by 9 be sufficient? That way the resolution is still
> just less than 1us.

I don't see any practical issue. Anyway, if, - as Thomas said - "It's
really pointless to even think about anything below microseconds
resolution", having an internal resolution just above a microsecond
sounds to me easier to justify to users. But I'm pretty open about
this :).

Thanks and Regards,

- Juri
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