Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755325Ab3JaSOB (ORCPT ); Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:14:01 -0400 Received: from rhlx01.hs-esslingen.de ([129.143.116.10]:41170 "EHLO rhlx01.hs-esslingen.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753484Ab3JaSOA (ORCPT ); Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:14:00 -0400 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:13:58 +0100 From: Andreas Mohr To: =?us-ascii?B?PT9HQjIzMTI/Qj91cXZBMmc9PT89?= Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: A simple question of a linux kernel beginner Message-ID: <20131031181358.GA27027@rhlx01.hs-esslingen.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Priority: none User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 483 Lines: 18 Hi, > May I can use the ''double" as a basic variables? [see other replies] Look into terminus technicus "scaling math" as a replacement technique (in-kernel this is being used e.g. by clocksources/clockevents). HTH, Andreas Mohr -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/