> If the buffer doesn't have a width of 256, 65536, or 4294967296, then you're out of luck Why so much hyperbole? You’re not out of luck. You can atomic increm

> If the buffer doesn't have a width of 256, 65536, or 4294967296, then you're out of luck Why so much hyperbole? You’re not out of luck. You can atomic increment/add the unsigned no matter the buffer size. You don’t worry about overflow like you would with a signed type. You can mask after. And you continue to avoid answering the simple question: what is the advantage of the signed type. I’ve already outlined the one with unsigned, especially with atomics.