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authorAli Saidi <saidi@eecs.umich.edu>2006-03-29 17:37:41 -0500
committerAli Saidi <saidi@eecs.umich.edu>2006-03-29 17:37:41 -0500
commit35faf09bcce4eaac5d6899d7e371b2506d1b256f (patch)
treead93a7953130d4be1e911a469452b7f8e3f5ee6a /mem/packet.hh
parentd46d3d6811822d218c137cd6d991e6b4981811d6 (diff)
parent62f5d7dd3ffbbb33e8371af589eaa69280bd017a (diff)
downloadgem5-35faf09bcce4eaac5d6899d7e371b2506d1b256f.tar.xz
Merge zizzer:/bk/newmem
into zeep.eecs.umich.edu:/z/saidi/work/m5.newmem --HG-- extra : convert_revision : 5ab4ce9f6ec7af326d8906060ae3558cfd67ca08
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diff --git a/mem/packet.hh b/mem/packet.hh
index ef28a7c9e..91e56385d 100644
--- a/mem/packet.hh
+++ b/mem/packet.hh
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ struct Packet
/** A pointer to the data being transfered. It can be differnt sizes
at each level of the heirarchy so it belongs in the packet,
- not request*/
+ not request.
+ This pointer may be NULL! If it isn't null when received by the producer
+ of data it refers to memory that has not been dynamically allocated.
+ Otherwise the producer should simply allocate dynamic memory to use.
+ */
PacketDataPtr data;
/** Indicates the size of the request. */