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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/lib/int_sqrt.c b/lib/int_sqrt.c
index fc2eeb7cb2e..1ef4cc34497 100644
--- a/lib/int_sqrt.c
+++ b/lib/int_sqrt.c
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso@hp.com>
+ *
+ * Based on the shift-and-subtract algorithm for computing integer
+ * square root from Guy L. Steele.
+ */
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
@@ -10,23 +16,23 @@
*/
unsigned long int_sqrt(unsigned long x)
{
- unsigned long op, res, one;
+ unsigned long b, m, y = 0;
- op = x;
- res = 0;
+ if (x <= 1)
+ return x;
- one = 1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG - 2);
- while (one > op)
- one >>= 2;
+ m = 1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG - 2);
+ while (m != 0) {
+ b = y + m;
+ y >>= 1;
- while (one != 0) {
- if (op >= res + one) {
- op = op - (res + one);
- res = res + 2 * one;
+ if (x >= b) {
+ x -= b;
+ y += m;
}
- res /= 2;
- one /= 4;
+ m >>= 2;
}
- return res;
+
+ return y;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(int_sqrt);