5 files changed, 16 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi
index 25fabe1ea5b..c50e358beb5 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1327,8 +1327,7 @@ other information recorded in the filesystem for the file, beyond the
 file's contents.
 
 @item
-The size of the file in bytes (@code{file-attribute-size}).  This is
-floating point if the size is too large to fit in a Lisp integer.
+The size of the file in bytes (@code{file-attribute-size}).
 
 @item
 The file's modes, as a string of ten letters or dashes, as in
@@ -1338,21 +1337,12 @@ The file's modes, as a string of ten letters or dashes, as in
 An unspecified value, present for backward compatibility.
 
 @item
-The file's inode number (@code{file-attribute-inode-number}).  If
-possible, this is an integer.  If the inode number is too large to be
-represented as an integer in Emacs Lisp but dividing it by
-@math{2^{16}} yields a representable integer, then the value has the
-form @code{(@var{high} . @var{low})}, where @var{low} holds the low 16
-bits.  If the inode number is too wide for even that, the value is of
-the form @code{(@var{high} @var{middle} . @var{low})}, where
-@code{high} holds the high bits, @var{middle} the middle 24 bits, and
-@var{low} the low 16 bits.
+The file's inode number (@code{file-attribute-inode-number}).
 
 @item
 The filesystem number of the device that the file is on
-@code{file-attribute-device-number}).  Depending on the magnitude of
-the value, this can be either an integer or a cons cell, in the same
-manner as the inode number.  This element and the file's inode number
+@code{file-attribute-device-number}).
+This element and the file's inode number
 together give enough information to distinguish any two files on the
 system---no two files can have the same values for both of these
 numbers.
@@ -1368,8 +1358,8 @@ For example, here are the file attributes for @file{files.texi}:
           (20000 23 0 0)
           (20614 64555 902289 872000)
           122295 "-rw-rw-rw-"
-          t (5888 2 . 43978)
-          (15479 . 46724))
+          t 6473924464520138
+          1014478468)
 @end group
 @end example
 
@@ -1410,10 +1400,10 @@ has a mode of read and write access for the owner, group, and world.
 @item t
 is merely a placeholder; it carries no information.
 
-@item (5888 2 . 43978)
+@item 6473924464520138
 has an inode number of 6473924464520138.
 
-@item (15479 . 46724)
+@item 1014478468
 is on the file-system device whose number is 1014478468.
 @end table
 @end defun
diff --git a/doc/lispref/hash.texi b/doc/lispref/hash.texi
index f7d33eafa34..9c4b56d8dcb 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/hash.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/hash.texi
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ the same integer.
 @defun sxhash-eql obj
 This function returns a hash code for Lisp object @var{obj} suitable
 for @code{eql} comparison.  I.e. it reflects identity of @var{obj}
-except for the case where the object is a float number, in which case
-hash code is generated for the value.
+except for the case where the object is a bignum or a float number,
+in which case a hash code is generated for the value.
 
 If two objects @var{obj1} and @var{obj2} are @code{eql}, then
 @code{(sxhash-eql @var{obj1})} and @code{(sxhash-eql @var{obj2})} are
diff --git a/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi b/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi
index 4d75d6a1f14..9fb5587521d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi
@@ -829,18 +829,18 @@ two functions support these conversions.
 This function decodes a character that is assigned a @var{code-point}
 in @var{charset}, to the corresponding Emacs character, and returns
 it.  If @var{charset} doesn't contain a character of that code point,
-the value is @code{nil}.  If @var{code-point} doesn't fit in a Lisp
-integer (@pxref{Integer Basics, most-positive-fixnum}), it can be
+the value is @code{nil}.
+
+For backward compatibility, if @var{code-point} doesn't fit in a Lisp
+fixnum (@pxref{Integer Basics, most-positive-fixnum}), it can be
 specified as a cons cell @code{(@var{high} . @var{low})}, where
 @var{low} are the lower 16 bits of the value and @var{high} are the
-high 16 bits.
+high 16 bits.  This usage is obsolescent.
 @end defun
 
 @defun encode-char char charset
 This function returns the code point assigned to the character
-@var{char} in @var{charset}.  If the result does not fit in a Lisp
-integer, it is returned as a cons cell @code{(@var{high} . @var{low})}
-that fits the second argument of @code{decode-char} above.  If
+@var{char} in @var{charset}.  If
 @var{charset} doesn't have a codepoint for @var{char}, the value is
 @code{nil}.
 @end defun
diff --git a/doc/lispref/os.texi b/doc/lispref/os.texi
index c48d08490fd..0b9dd1c9cc3 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/os.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/os.texi
@@ -1197,24 +1197,19 @@ Titles}).
 @cindex UID
 @defun user-real-uid
 This function returns the real @acronym{UID} of the user.
-The value may be floating point, in the (unlikely) event that
-the UID is too large to fit in a Lisp integer.
 @end defun
 
 @defun user-uid
 This function returns the effective @acronym{UID} of the user.
-The value may be floating point.
 @end defun
 
 @cindex GID
 @defun group-gid
 This function returns the effective @acronym{GID} of the Emacs process.
-The value may be floating point.
 @end defun
 
 @defun group-real-gid
 This function returns the real @acronym{GID} of the Emacs process.
-The value may be floating point.
 @end defun
 
 @defun system-users
diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index 447644022c5..f9ba703300b 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -2075,8 +2075,6 @@ attribute and @var{value} is the value of that attribute.  The various
 attribute @var{key}s that this function can return are listed below.
 Not all platforms support all of these attributes; if an attribute is
 not supported, its association will not appear in the returned alist.
-Values that are numbers can be either integer or floating point,
-depending on the magnitude of the value.
 
 @table @code
 @item euid