[PATCH v2] AArch64: Fix HP_TIMING_DIFF computation

[PATCH v2] AArch64: Fix HP_TIMING_DIFF computation

[Tang, Jun]

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Attached is the updated patch that allows max execution time to be 1024 seconds before overflowing.

Link to the bug report - https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29329.

Regards,

Jun

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diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/hp-timing.h
index f7f7ac7cae..7c6be072c4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/hp-timing.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef uint64_t hp_timing_t;
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)			\
 ({  hp_timing_t freq;						\
     __asm__ __volatile__ ("mrs %0, cntfrq_el0" : "=r" (freq));	\
-   (Diff) = ((End) - (Start)) * (UINT64_C(1000000000) / freq);	\
+   (Diff) = (((End) - (Start)) * UINT64_C(1000000000 >> 6)) / (freq >> 6); \
 })
 
 #endif	/* hp-timing.h */

RE: [PATCH v2] AArch64: Fix HP_TIMING_DIFF computation

[Tang, Jun]

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Please let me know what else needs to be done to get this patch merged.

Regards,

Jun

From: Tang, Jun
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 9:58 AM
To: 'GNU C Library' <libc-alpha@sourceware.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2] AArch64: Fix HP_TIMING_DIFF computation

Attached is the updated patch that allows max execution time to be 1024 seconds before overflowing.

Link to the bug report - https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29329.

Regards,

Jun

RE: [PATCH v2] AArch64: Fix HP_TIMING_DIFF computation

[Tang, Jun]

Wilco,

Thanks for the update,

Jun

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Hi Jun,

I've merged your patch, see commit 311a7e0256975275d97077f1af338bc9caf0c837 .

Cheers,
Wilco

Re: [PATCH v2] AArch64: Fix HP_TIMING_DIFF computation

[Wilco Dijkstra]

Hi Jun,

I've merged your patch, see commit 311a7e0256975275d97077f1af338bc9caf0c837 .

Cheers,
Wilco