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diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html index 3f6d9c68a2..eb09de7e63 100644 --- a/docs/LangRef.html +++ b/docs/LangRef.html @@ -1133,10 +1133,11 @@ define void @f() optsize { ... } <dt><tt><b>hotpatch</b></tt></dt> <dd>This attribute indicates that the function should be 'hotpatchable', - meaning the function can be patched even while it is loaded into memory. - On x86, the function prologue will contain a two-byte no-op sequence; - this is the same sequence used in the system DLLs in Microsoft Windows - XP Service Pack 2 and higher.</dd> + meaning the function can be patched and/or hooked even while it is + loaded into memory. On x86, the function prologue will be preceded + by six bytes of padding and will begin with a two-byte instruction. + Most of the functions in the Windows system DLLs in Windows XP SP2 or + higher were compiled in this fashion.</dd> <dt><tt><b>inlinehint</b></tt></dt> <dd>This attribute indicates that the source code contained a hint that inlining |