Fix for __div64_32 locks when using some 64 bit numbers

[davidastro]

Hi Ben:

I was wondering if you have any change to look into and test the propose fix
I suggested in my previous post.
I'd like to know if the fix is correct.

Thanks for your attention,


Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2009-03-17 at 14:15 -0700, davidastro wrote:
>> I found a bug when using the function __div64_32 in assembly in a 32 bit
>> ppc
>> architecture unit.
>> 
>> I tried the numbers 55834565048000000 for the dividend and 4294967079 for
>> the divisor. When passing these two numbers to the function  __div64_32,
>> I
>> had a software lock. I searched for possible patches online and in
>> different
>> forums but I could not find anything related to the assembly
>> implementation
>> to this function (I would have to apologize if somebody already found a
>> fix
>> :-) ).
>> 
>> Anyway, when analyzing the assembly code, I found out with gdb the
>> problem.
>> I am not an expert in ppc architecture but I read the documentation and I
>> am
>> pretty sure I solved the issue (I have been testing for couple of days
>> using
>> random 64 to 32 number combinations with good results).
>> 
>> Who or Where should I post the fix to be reviewed.
> 
> Here is fine :-)
> 
> Ben.
> 
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