<dt><tt><b>hotpatch</b></tt></dt>
<dd>This attribute indicates that the function should be 'hotpatchable',
- meaning the function can be patched even while it is loaded into memory.
- On x86, the function prologue will contain a two-byte no-op sequence;
- this is the same sequence used in the system DLLs in Microsoft Windows
- XP Service Pack 2 and higher.</dd>
+ meaning the function can be patched and/or hooked even while it is
+ loaded into memory. On x86, the function prologue will be preceded
+ by six bytes of padding and will begin with a two-byte instruction.
+ Most of the functions in the Windows system DLLs in Windows XP SP2 or
+ higher were compiled in this fashion.</dd>
<dt><tt><b>inlinehint</b></tt></dt>
<dd>This attribute indicates that the source code contained a hint that inlining