From 7e623d10145ab6d3d8fac75f95268c5b953e5a36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Wingo Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:15:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update "VM Concepts" * doc/ref/vm.texi (VM Concepts): Update. --- doc/ref/vm.texi | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ref/vm.texi b/doc/ref/vm.texi index 76e0939e6..59c36b6c6 100644 --- a/doc/ref/vm.texi +++ b/doc/ref/vm.texi @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ discussed in @ref{Extending the Compiler}. @node VM Concepts @subsection VM Concepts -Compiled code is run by a virtual machine (VM). Each thread has its own -VM. The virtual machine executes the sequence of instructions in a -procedure. +The bytecode in a Scheme procedure is interpreted by a virtual machine +(VM). Each thread has its own instantiation of the VM. The virtual +machine executes the sequence of instructions in a procedure. Each VM instruction starts by indicating which operation it is, and then follows by encoding its source and destination operands. Each procedure