Changeset 37229 in vbox

Timestamp:

May 27, 2011 9:57:01 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

SUPDrvIOC.h: comment on offSymbol.

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/HostDrivers/Support/SUPDrvIOC.h (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/HostDrivers/Support/SUPDrvIOC.h

@@ -349 +349 @@
     /** Offset into of the string table. */
     uint32_t        offName;
-    /** Offset of the symbol relative to the image load address. */
+    /** Offset of the symbol relative to the image load address.
+     * @remarks When used inside the SUPDrv to calculate real addresses, it
+     *          must be cast to int32_t for the sake of native loader support
+     *          on Solaris.  (The loader puts the and data in different
+     *          memory areans, and the text one is generally higher.) */
     uint32_t        offSymbol;
 } SUPLDRSYM;