From: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Subject: [RHEL5 PATCH]: BZ 241781 Fix a cast in the lost ticks code
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 15:19:19 -0400
Bugzilla: 241781
Message-Id: <20070605191919.4094.64150.sendpatchset@prarit.boston.redhat.com>
Changelog: [x86_64] Fix a cast in the lost ticks code


Fix a cast in the lost ticks code.

Successfully tested by me.

Resolves BZ 241781.

--- linux-2.6.18.x86_64/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c.orig	2007-06-04 09:44:01.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.18.x86_64/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c	2007-06-04 09:44:29.000000000 -0400
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void main_timer_handler(struct pt_regs *
 	/* SCALE: We expect tick_divider - 1 lost, ie 0 for normal behaviour */
 	if (lost > (tick_divider - 1))  {
 		handle_lost_ticks(lost, regs);
-		jiffies += lost - (tick_divider - 1);
+		jiffies += (u64)lost - (tick_divider - 1);
 	}
 
 /*