On 23.02.2015 22:10, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 09:14:35PM +0100, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote: >> With 32-bit calculus there is no solution which delivers valid results >> for all possible combinations of the parameters. > > So I can't help but be bugged by this (my problem I know); calculus is > the mathematics of change; its differential equations and integrals.
Yes, I used the wrong word. Thanks. > > What we do here is modular arithmetic on a commutative ring. > > Please use calculation as you do here: > >> Hence a 64-bit calculation can be used as solution. > > Is it only the text of the commit message that needs change? Best regards Heinrich -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/