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Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/oat_file_assistant.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/oat_file_assistant.h | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/oat_file_assistant.h b/runtime/oat_file_assistant.h index 958b440..f2abcf9 100644 --- a/runtime/oat_file_assistant.h +++ b/runtime/oat_file_assistant.h @@ -151,11 +151,12 @@ class OatFileAssistant { static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<const DexFile>> LoadDexFiles( const OatFile& oat_file, const char* dex_location); - // If the dex file has been pre-compiled on the host, the compiled oat file - // will have the extension .odex, and is referred to as the odex file. - // It is called odex for legacy reasons; the file is really an oat file. The - // odex file will typically have a patch delta of 0 and need to be relocated - // before use for the purposes of ASLR. + // If the dex file has been installed with a compiled oat file alongside + // it, the compiled oat file will have the extension .odex, and is referred + // to as the odex file. It is called odex for legacy reasons; the file is + // really an oat file. The odex file will often, but not always, have a + // patch delta of 0 and need to be relocated before use for the purposes of + // ASLR. The odex file is treated as if it were read-only. // These methods return the location and status of the odex file for the dex // location. // Notes: |