lib/gcd.c: prevent possible div by 0

Account for all properties when a and/or b are 0: gcd(0, 0) = 0 gcd(a, 0) = a gcd(0, b) = b Fixes no known problems in current kernels. Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <[email protected]> Cc: Eric Dumazet <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
mrcsosa · Oct 5, 2012 · e968756 · e968756
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diff --git a/lib/gcd.c b/lib/gcd.c
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ unsigned long gcd(unsigned long a, unsigned long b)
 
 	if (a < b)
 		swap(a, b);
+
+	if (!b)
+		return a;
 	while ((r = a % b) != 0) {
 		a = b;
 		b = r;