[PATCH v2] mul_u64_u64_div_u64: fix the division-by-zero behavior

From: Nicolas Pitre
Date: Mon Jun 16 2025 - 15:22:58 EST


The current implementation forces a compile-time 1/0 division, which
generates an undefined instruction (ud2 on x86) rather than a proper
runtime division-by-zero exception.

Change to trigger an actual div-by-0 exception at runtime, consistent
with other division operations. Use a non-1 dividend to prevent the
compiler from optimizing the division into a comparison.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <npitre@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Change from v1 (http://lore.kernel.org/all/q2o7r916-5601-11pn-30pn-8n5ns6p079o7@xxxxxxxxxxxx):
- use OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() in place of the open coded incantation.

diff --git a/lib/math/div64.c b/lib/math/div64.c
index 5faa29208bdb..bf77b9843175 100644
--- a/lib/math/div64.c
+++ b/lib/math/div64.c
@@ -212,12 +212,13 @@ u64 mul_u64_u64_div_u64(u64 a, u64 b, u64 c)

#endif

- /* make sure c is not zero, trigger exception otherwise */
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdiv-by-zero"
- if (unlikely(c == 0))
- return 1/0;
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+ /* make sure c is not zero, trigger runtime exception otherwise */
+ if (unlikely(c == 0)) {
+ unsigned long zero = 0;
+
+ OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(zero);
+ return ~0UL/zero;
+ }

int shift = __builtin_ctzll(c);