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diff --git a/doc/user/mp.t b/doc/user/mp.t index 693509af6d..5869696f93 100644 --- a/doc/user/mp.t +++ b/doc/user/mp.t @@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ Many MPCI layers use the @code{packet_length} field of the of the packet to avoid sending unnecessary data. This is especially useful if the media connecting the nodes is relatively slow. -The to_convert field of the MP_packet_prefix portion of the packet indicates -how much of the packet (in @code{uint32_t}'s) may require -conversion in a heterogeneous system. +The @code{to_convert} field of the @code{rtems_packet_prefix} portion of the +packet indicates how much of the packet in 32-bit units may require conversion +in a heterogeneous system. @subsection Supporting Heterogeneous Environments @@ -507,10 +507,10 @@ must be aware of the following: @itemize @bullet @item All packets must begin on a four byte boundary. -@item Packets are composed of both RTEMS and application data. -All RTEMS data is treated as thirty-two (32) bit unsigned -quantities and is in the first @code{@value{RPREFIX}MINIMUM_UNSIGNED32S_TO_CONVERT} -thirty-two (32) quantities of the packet. +@item Packets are composed of both RTEMS and application data. All RTEMS data +is treated as 32-bit unsigned quantities and is in the first @code{to_convert} +32-bit quantities of the packet. The @code{to_convert} field is part of the +@code{rtems_packet_prefix} portion of the packet. @item The RTEMS data component of the packet must be in native endian format. Endian conversion may be performed by either the |