Make the description of the hotpatch attribute even more generic. Spotted by

Michael Spencer.


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<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