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From: Chris Snook <csnook@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Avoid overflows in kernel/time.c
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H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> NOTE: This patch uses a bc(1) script to compute the appropriate
> constants.

Perhaps dc would be more appropriate?  That's included in busybox.

	-- Chris