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SubjectWhy does test9 outlaw HZ < 48?
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UML has HZ == 20.  When I built test9, I ran into trouble with this new block 
in include/linux/timex.h:

#if HZ >= 24 && HZ < 48
# define SHIFT_HZ 5
#elif HZ >= 48 && HZ < 96
# define SHIFT_HZ 6
...

I added the obvious 12 <= HZ < 24 lines and got this from kernel/timer.c:

timer.c:446: warning: right shift count is negative
timer.c:449: warning: right shift count is negative

Those lines are these:
time_adj -= -ltemp >> (SHIFT_USEC + SHIFT_HZ - SHIFT_SCALE);
time_adj += ltemp >> (SHIFT_USEC + SHIFT_HZ - SHIFT_SCALE);

When you chase down the constants (the others are in timex.h, too), the shift
value turns out to be:
16 + SHIFT_HZ - 22

16 + SHIFT_HZ - 22 >= 0 implies SHIFT_HZ >= 6.

Now, my questions are:

What's the reasoning behind these magic numbers? The comment associated with
those constants is less than illumunating IMHO.

Is there anything wrong with HZ < 48? If not, what's the right way to get it
without upsetting the compiler?

Jeff


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