Changeset 61849 in vbox

Timestamp:

Jun 23, 2016 12:45:24 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

svn:sync-xref-src-repo-rev:

108259

Message:

IOAPIC: comment.

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/Devices/PC/DevIOAPIC_New.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/Devices/PC/DevIOAPIC_New.cpp

@@ -467 +467 @@
     {
         /*
-         * Write the low or high 32-bit value into the specified 64-bit RTE register.
-         * Update only the valid, writable bits.
+         * Write the low or high 32-bit value into the specified 64-bit RTE register,
+         * update only the valid, writable bits.
+         *
+         * We need to preserve the read-only bits as it can have dire consequences
+         * otherwise, see @bugref{8386#c24}.
          */
         uint64_t const u64Rte = pThis->au64RedirTable[idxRte];