Subject: OpenFirmware, node numbers, handles etc.
To: NetBSD tech-kern mailing list <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 11/27/2007 09:59:16
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Hello,

is there a good reason why OF handles, node numbers etc. are  
represented as int in our code? As far as I can tell using a signed  
type here only causes trouble since at least node numbers may well  
have the upper bit set.

have fun
Michael 
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