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Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] introduction: document that leXX can mean guest endian-ness


It has a different meaning in the legacy environments,
document this.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
---
 introduction.tex | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex
index ba57419..692e25b 100644
--- a/introduction.tex
+++ b/introduction.tex
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "S
 
 \begin{longtable}{l p{5in}}
 	\phantomsection\label{intro:rfc2119}\textbf{[RFC2119]} & S. Bradner, Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels, \newline\url{http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt}, March 1997\\
-	\phantomsection\label{intro:S390 PoP}\textbf{[S390 PoP]} & z/Architecture Principles of Operation, IBM Publication SA22-7832, \newline\url{http://publibfi.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dz9zr009.pdf}, and any future revisions\\
-	\phantomsection\label{intro:S390 Common I/O}\textbf{[S390 Common I/O]} & ESA/390 Common I/O-Device and Self-Description, IBM Publication SA22-7204, \newline\url{http://publibfp.dhe.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/dz9ar501/CCONTENTS}, and any future revisions\\
+	\phantomsection\label{intro:S390 PoP}\textbf{[S390 PoP]} & z/Architecture Principles of Operation, \newline IBM Publication SA22-7832\\
+	\phantomsection\label{intro:S390 Common I/O}\textbf{[S390 Common I/O]} & ESA/390 Common I/O-Device and Self-Description, \newline IBM Publication SA22-7204\\
 	\phantomsection\label{intro:PCI}\textbf{[PCI]} &
 	Conventional PCI Specifications,
 	\newline\url{http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional/},
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ conventions are used:
 \item[u8, u16, u32, u64] An unsigned integer of the specified length in bits.
 
 \item[le16, le32, le64] An unsigned integer of the specified length in bits,
-in little-endian byte order.
+in little-endian byte order; when used in a legacy environment -
+an unsigned integer of the specified length in bits, in legacy
+guest-endian byte order.
 
 \item[be16, be32, be64] An unsigned integer of the specified length in bits,
 in big-endian byte order.
-- 
MST



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