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diff --git a/doc/orb/parameter-info-block b/doc/orb/parameter-info-block
index a39372b637408ba9ad4f2bc7fe6f1514160284bd..b868a4474a0a7dcc6070fb7d6f9751716d6d3d38 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/orb/parameter-info-block
+++ b/doc/orb/parameter-info-block
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Parameter Info Block (PIB)
       This is like buffer_size, but for Copy segments.
 
    objlist_ptr     pointer Pointer to the object list
       This is like buffer_size, but for Copy segments.
 
    objlist_ptr     pointer Pointer to the object list

+       newobj_ptr      pointer Pointer to the new object list.

    objlist_len     32-bit  Length of the object list, in IDs
    objlist_len     32-bit  Length of the object list, in IDs

+       newobj_len      32-bit  Length of the new object list.

 
       The object list is a special segment that contains object IDs
       rather than arbitrary data.  Each object ID will be translated
 
       The object list is a special segment that contains object IDs
       rather than arbitrary data.  Each object ID will be translated


@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@ Parameter Info Block (PIB)
       regardless of the pointer size.  The first object in the list
       is the object to receive the message.
 
       regardless of the pointer size.  The first object in the list
       is the object to receive the message.
 

+               Objects which live in this address space have the high bit
+               clear; remote objects have the high bit set.  When sending
+               an object reference that has not been exposed to the kernel
+               before, its interface hash should exist in the newobj list.
+
+               
+

    num_segments    32-bit  Number of data segments
 
    segment.ptr     pointer Pointer to data segment
    num_segments    32-bit  Number of data segments
 
    segment.ptr     pointer Pointer to data segment