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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-69612

Audit the codebase for signed use of char types

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    • Status: Closed
    • Major - P3
    • Resolution: Works as Designed
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    • Execution Team 2022-09-19

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      Signedness of "char" is platform-specific, e.g. it is signed on x86-linux, it is typically unsigned on ARM. For portability we should stick to using an unsigned type.

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          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. SERVER-69728 Remove BufBuilder::appendChar in favour of BufBuilder::appendByte

          • Major - P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Backlog

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. SERVER-69729 Enable clang-tidy check for signed char misuse

          • Major - P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
          related to

          Task - A task that needs to be done. WT-9857 Audit code: signed-ness of char type differs between x86 and ARM

          • Critical - P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. SERVER-69784 Fix instances of signed char misuse

          • Major - P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

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              jordi.olivares-provencio@mongodb.com Jordi Olivares Provencio
              josef.ahmad@mongodb.com Josef Ahmad
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