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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] introduction: document that leXX can mean guest endian-ness
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:09:52PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > 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/}, Please ignore this chunk, it's clearly uninitentional. > @@ -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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