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The variable pie_vars->accu_prob is used as an accumulator for probability values. Since probabilty values are scaled using the MAX_PROB macro denoting (2^64 - 1), pie_vars->accu_prob is likely to overflow as it is of type u64. The variable pie_vars->accu_prob_overflows counts the number of times the variable pie_vars->accu_prob overflows. The MAX_PROB macro needs to be equal to at least (2^39 - 1) in order to do precise calculations without any underflow. Thus MAX_PROB can be reduced to (2^56 - 1) without affecting the precision in calculations drastically. Doing so will eliminate the need for the variable pie_vars->accu_prob_overflows as the variable pie_vars->accu_prob will never overflow. Removing the variable pie_vars->accu_prob_overflows also reduces the size of the structure pie_vars to exactly 64 bytes. Signed-off-by: Mohit P. Tahiliani <tahiliani@nitk.edu.in> Signed-off-by: Gautam Ramakrishnan <gautamramk@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Leslie Monis <lesliemonis@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.