1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
index e43ff8346b..a171ffc1a4 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(CPUTLBEntry) != (1 << CPU_TLB_ENTRY_BITS));
  * structs into one.)
  */
 typedef struct CPUIOTLBEntry {
+    /*
+     * @addr contains:
+     *  - in the lower TARGET_PAGE_BITS, a physical section number
+     *  - with the lower TARGET_PAGE_BITS masked off, an offset which
+     *    must be added to the virtual address to obtain:
+     *     + the ram_addr_t of the target RAM (if the physical section
+     *       number is PHYS_SECTION_NOTDIRTY or PHYS_SECTION_ROM)
+     *     + the offset within the target MemoryRegion (otherwise)
+     */
     hwaddr addr;
     MemTxAttrs attrs;
 } CPUIOTLBEntry;