On 02/22/14 13:02, Claudio Valderrama C. wrote:

>>> 3.- This supposedly dangerous definition
>>> const ULONG END_BUCKET = (~0) << 1; is interesting, would
>>> const ULONG END_BUCKET = (~0) ^ 1;
>>> do the trick?
>> What's wrong with "(~0u) << 1" that they suggest instead?
> I don't think it's wrong, I'm asking what's better.
> ;-)
>

~1u is the simplest (on my mind) to get 0xFF...FE



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