Re: [PATCH] thermal: rcar: reduce inaccuracy in calculate rounding

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Hi Hoan,

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 4:39 AM Nguyen An Hoan <na-hoan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Hoan Nguyen An <na-hoan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> About the formula for temperature calculation
> [reg] = [temp] * a + b <=> [temp] = ([reg] - b) / a
>
> Using "(mcelsius * tsc-> coef.aX) / 1000" instead of "DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(mcelsius, 1000) * tsc-> coef.aX"
> to avoid and reduce inaccuracy due to rounding the integer division.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hoan Nguyen An <na-hoan@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/thermal/rcar_gen3_thermal.c
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/rcar_gen3_thermal.c
> @@ -185,11 +185,10 @@ static int rcar_gen3_thermal_get_temp(void *devdata, int *temp)
>  static int rcar_gen3_thermal_mcelsius_to_temp(struct rcar_gen3_thermal_tsc *tsc,
>                                               int mcelsius)
>  {
> -       int celsius, val1, val2;
> +       int val1, val2;
>
> -       celsius = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(mcelsius, 1000);
> -       val1 = celsius * tsc->coef.a1 + tsc->coef.b1;
> -       val2 = celsius * tsc->coef.a2 + tsc->coef.b2;
> +       val1 = (mcelsius * tsc->coef.a1)/1000 + tsc->coef.b1;
> +       val2 = (mcelsius * tsc->coef.a2)/1000 + tsc->coef.b2;

No rounding anymoe?

    val1 = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(mcelsius * tsc->coef.a1, 1000) + tsc->coef.b1;
    val2 = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(mcelsius * tsc->coef.a2, 1000) + tsc->coef.b2;

Can the multiplication overflow?

I know mcelsius = -40000..120000/
What is the range of a1 and a2?

>
>         return INT_FIXPT((val1 + val2) / 2);

BTW, do we want to introduce rounding here, too?
(for INT_FIXPT(), it doesn't matter much for /2)?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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