Changeset 24262 in vbox

Timestamp:

Nov 2, 2009 3:05:06 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

Main: more API doc fixes

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/Main/idl/VirtualBox.xidl (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/src/VBox/Main/idl/VirtualBox.xidl

@@ -8326 +8326 @@
       <desc>
         Medium is locked for reading, no data modification is possible. A
-        medium is typically locked for reading if has a depending differencing
-        image that receives write operations; this way one base medium
-        can have multiple child differencing images which can be written to
-        simultaneously.
+        medium is typically locked for reading while it is used by a running
+        virtual machine but has a depending differencing image that receives
+        the actual write operations. This way one base medium can have multiple
+        child differencing images which can be written to simultaneously.
       </desc>
     </const>
@@ -8337 +8337 @@
         is possible. A medium is typically locked for writing when it receives
         write operations from a running virtual machine. If a medium has
-        differencing images, then only the last ("leaf") differencing image
-        is locked for writing, whereas its parents are locked for reading only.
+        differencing images, then while the machine is running, only the last
+        ("leaf") differencing image is locked for writing, whereas its parents
+        are locked for reading only.
       </desc>
     </const>