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authordj <dj@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4>2007-02-24 01:28:22 +0000
committerdj <dj@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4>2007-02-24 01:28:22 +0000
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* doc/tm.h (BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT): Clarify the purpose of this macro.
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@@ -1068,7 +1068,9 @@ Alignment required for a function entry point, in bits.
@end defmac
@defmac BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT
-Biggest alignment that any data type can require on this machine, in bits.
+Biggest alignment that any data type can require on this machine, in
+bits. Note that this is not the biggest alignment that is supported,
+just the biggest alignment that, when violated, may cause a fault.
@end defmac
@defmac MINIMUM_ATOMIC_ALIGNMENT