if len(b) > 0 && b[0]&0x80 != 0 {
		// Handling negative numbers relies on the following identity:
		//	-a-1 == ^a
		//
		// If the number is negative, we use an inversion mask to invert the
		// data bytes and treat the value as an unsigned number.
		var inv byte // 0x00 if positive or zero, 0xff if negative
		if b[0]&0x40 != 0 {
			inv = 0xff
		}

		var x uint64

The sequence of execution before FastAPI 0.106.0 was like this diagram:

        // if multiple test tasks run in parallel. We also pass it to the Gradle build as a maximum (maxParallelForks)
        // for each test task, such that we are independent of whatever default value is defined in the build itself.
        "-Dorg.gradle.workers.max=$maxParallelForks",
        "-PmaxParallelForks=$maxParallelForks",
        PLUGINS_PORTAL_URL_OVERRIDE,

    "testProject" : "santaTrackerAndroidBuild",
    "linux" : 461,
    "windows" : 823,
    "macOs" : 385
  } ]
}, {
  "scenario" : "org.gradle.performance.regression.android.RealLifeAndroidBuildPerformanceTest.calculate task graph with test finalizer",
  "durations" : [ {
    "testProject" : "largeAndroidBuild",
    "linux" : 501
  } ]
}, {

	disks, _ := set.getOnlineDisksWithHealing(false)
	if len(disks) == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("no online drives found for set with endpoints %s", set.getEndpoints())
	}

	// However many we ask, versions must exist on ~50%
	listingQuorum := (set.setDriveCount + 1) / 2

	// How to resolve partial results.
	resolver := metadataResolutionParams{
		dirQuorum: listingQuorum, // make sure to capture all quorum ratios

		ReadData:         readData,
		InclFreeVersions: opts.InclFreeVersions,
		Healing:          false,
	}

	mrfCheck := make(chan FileInfo)
	defer xioutil.SafeClose(mrfCheck)

	var rw sync.Mutex

	// Ask for all disks first;
	go func() {
		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
		defer cancel()

		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
		for i, disk := range disks {
			if disk == nil {
				done <- false
				continue