@@ -201,8 +201,18 @@ static int pvt_read_in(struct device *dev, u32 attr, int channel, long *val)
return ret;
n &= SAMPLE_DATA_MSK;
- /* Convert the N bitstream count into voltage */
- *val = (PVT_N_CONST * n - PVT_R_CONST) >> PVT_CONV_BITS;
+ /*
+ * Convert the N bitstream count into voltage.
+ * To support negative voltage calculation for 64bit machines
+ * n must be cast to long, since n and *val differ both in
+ * signedness and in size.
+ * Division is used instead of right shift, because for signed
+ * numbers, the sign bit is used to fill the vacated bit
+ * positions, and if the number is negative, 1 is used.
+ * BIT(x) may not be used instead of (1 << x) because it's
+ * unsigned.
+ */
+ *val = (PVT_N_CONST * (long)n - PVT_R_CONST) / (1 << PVT_CONV_BITS);
return 0;
default: