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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:12:36 +0100
From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
To: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: Re: posix-clock: Use an unsigned data type for a variable
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On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:30:27AM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > In this case, there is indeed a problem.  However, just changing the
> > type won't fix it.
> 
> Would you like to explain your view on the handling of potential
> data type mismatches a bit more?

Yes, I will explain in the patch that follows.

Thanks,
Richard