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doc/usage/cmd/cp.rst: document that overlapping regions are supported
authorRasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@prevas.dk>
Wed, 3 Jan 2024 10:47:04 +0000 (11:47 +0100)
committerTom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:05:29 +0000 (17:05 -0500)
Now that the cp command is changed to use memmove() internally, update
the documentation to explicitly state that overlapping regions are
allowed.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@prevas.dk>
doc/usage/cmd/cp.rst

index 12a24e19fee6dad8dace074bddc058aa21075031..67360e30e41b80f6c6305c7ef78ebf161a81030a 100644 (file)
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Description
 
 The cp command is used to copy *count* chunks of memory from the *source*
 address to the *target* address. If the *target* address points to NOR flash,
-the flash is programmed.
+the flash is programmed. When the *target* address points at ordinary memory,
+memmove() is used, so the two regions may overlap.
 
 The number bytes in one chunk is defined by the suffix defaulting to 4 bytes: