Bug 45961

Bug: 45961

Impact:

Product:

GemStone/S 64 Bit

Versions:

3.5.8, 3.5.7, 3.5.6, 3.5.5, 3.5.4, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, 3.5.1, 3.5, 3.4.5, 3.4.4, 3.4.3, 3.4.2, 3.4.1, 3.4, 3.3.9, 3.3.8, 3.3.7, 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3, 3.2.16, 3.2.15, 3.2.14, 3.2.13, 3.2.12, 3.2.11, 3.2.10, 3.2.9, 3.2.8.1, 3.2.8, 3.2.7, 3.2.6, 3.2.x, 3.1.x, 2.4.4.8, 2.4.4.7, 2.2.6.5, 2.x, earlier versions

Platform:

Fixed In:

System timeNs incorrect return of LargeInteger; value is smaller in 3.3 and later

The method timeNs has been documented to return a SmallInteger, but actually has returned a LargeInteger.

As of version 3.3, the highest bits are discarded to ensure the result is a SmallInteger.

Given the SmallInteger range and nanosecond resolution, this creates a result range of over 36 years. However, values returned from earlier versions will be larger than values returned in v3.3 and later. For example, at a particular specific time, timeNs could return 1454362338115845960 in v3.2.12, and 301440833508998984 in v3.3.