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Analyze uint{32,64} compatibility with OTTL #118

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OTTL seems to only support int64 and float64 as numeric data types (source). The profiling signal uses uint32 and uint64 in a few places:

Message.field Type
Profile.duration_nano uint64
Profile.dropped_attributes_count uint32
Mapping.memory_start uint64
Mapping.memory_limit uint64
Mapping.file_offset uint64
Location.address uint64

This issue exists to decide if this is a problem that needs addressing, and if yes, how. This was first raised at the 2026-03-12 Profiling SIG meeting (see notes).

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