There was an error in the description of the initial byte's
interpretation. While "18..21" was listed as "copy 0..3 literals",
it should actually be interpreted as "copy 1..4 literals".
The "byte - 17" part is correct. 17 would encode copying "zero"
literals, but does not occur. 18 encodes copying 1 literal,
19 then 2 literals, 20 for 3 literals, 21 for 4 literals.
The description should read "18..21" as "copy 1..4 literals".
Likewise, 22 indicates "copying 5 literals", not "4 literals".
However, the state is indeed always set to "byte - 17" (which
for 21 results in 4 too).
Signed-off-by: C. Masloch <pushbx@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/lzo.txt | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/lzo.txt b/Documentation/lzo.txt
index ca9833289..f839d104d 100644
--- a/Documentation/lzo.txt
+++ b/Documentation/lzo.txt
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ Byte sequences
(version 1 only).
Otherwise, the bitstream version is 0.
- 18..21 : copy 0..3 literals
- state = (byte - 17) = 0..3 [ copy <state> literals ]
+ 18..21 : copy 1..4 literals
+ state = (byte - 17) = 1..4 [ copy <state> literals ]
skip byte
22..255 : copy literal string
- length = (byte - 17) = 4..238
+ length = (byte - 17) = 5..238
state = 4 [ don't copy extra literals ]
skip byte
--
2.26.2
