Re: cvs commit: squid/src stat.c tools.c

ons 2006-11-01 klockan 13:58 -0700 skrev Duane Wessels:

> struct kb_t uses squid_off_t, which might be signed. That means that
> kb_t.kb could overflow and become negative in kb_incr(). If we detect
> that it is negative, add increasing powers of two until the value becomes
> positive again. This should work if squid_off_t is 32 ot 64 bits.

Duane. can you explain the reasoning behind this? Gut feeling is that
this may actually cause more headaches with a counter bouncing around
unpredictable like this.

Did not see any discussion about this either on squid-dev or bugzilla.

Regards
Henrik