Doc match_sums.

538ba24f · Martin Pool · d37d8d7b · 538ba24f
Commit 538ba24f authored Apr 08, 2002 by Martin Pool
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--- a/match.c
+++ b/match.c
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ static void hash_search(int f,struct sum_struct *s,
 * checksums from the generator, and transmit either literal or token
 * data.
 *
+ * Also calculates the MD4 checksum of the whole file, using the md
+ * accumulator.  This is transmitted with the file as protection
+ * against corruption on the wire.
+ *
 * @param s Checksums received from the generator.  If <tt>s->count ==
 * 0</tt>, then there are actually no checksums for this file.
 *