Re: [PATCH 2/2] kernel32/tests: Add test for 'all processors' flag on Vista and newer (try 3).

[Henri Verbeet]

On 20 February 2010 00:19, Erich Hoover <ehoover(a)mines.edu> wrote:
> +    /* NOTE: Pre-Vista does not recognize the "all processors" flag (-1) */
> +    thread_affinity = -1;
> ~0UL probably makes more sense than -1 for an unsigned variable.
> -            const ULONG_PTR *paff = data;
> +            ULONG_PTR req_aff = *(ULONG_PTR *)data;
> You shouldn't cast const away.

Is "-1" special, or does the call just always mask the requested mask
with the available processors on Vista and above?