Task.Delay correction of the maximum valid delay

[theodorzoulias]

Summary

The maximum delay of the Task.Delay method is documented to be Int32.MaxValue (2147483647), but the actual maximum is 0xFFFFFFFE (4294967294).

This affects the .NET 6 and later versions. On previous .NET versions the currently documented maximum value is correct.

Fixes #68818

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Issue Details

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Summary

The maximum delay of the Task.Delay method is documented to be Int32.MaxValue (2147483647), but the actual maximum is 0xFFFFFFFE (4294967294).

This affects the .NET 6 and later versions. On previous .NET versions the currently documented maximum value is correct.

Fixes #68818

Author:	theodorzoulias
Assignees:	-
Labels:	area-System.Threading.Tasks
Milestone:	-

[opbld32]

Docs Build status updates of commit f2d8f37:

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[opbld33]

Docs Build status updates of commit ae149a1:

✅ Validation status: passed

File	Status	Preview URL	Details
xml/System.Threading.Tasks/Task.xml	✅Succeeded	View

For more details, please refer to the build report.

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[gewarren]

Thanks @theodorzoulias