This is a python int which is unbounded. The Tick type in C++ is a
64-bit integer. So, yes it can overflow, but not easily.
> I just noticed that the maxtick in configs/common/Options.py (also
> configs/splash2/run.py) was defined as:
> parser.add_option("-m", "--maxtick", type="int")
>
> Is the type "int" here the same as the int type in C/C++? If so, shouldn't
> it overflow easily? (Especially in that maxtick is used to specify the
> number of simulated cycles which will reach a very large number in the
> simulator). I have done some experiments with maxtick as one billion, and
> that number works fine. I wonder if there is a limit on the value of
> maxtick.
>
> Thanks,
> Lide
>
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