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@@ -1034,7 +1034,10 @@ It may also create any necessary relocations.
@item md_apply_fix
@cindex md_apply_fix
GAS will call this for each fixup. It should store the correct value in the
-object file.
+object file. @code{fixup_segment} performs a generic overflow check on the
+@code{valueT *val} argument after @code{md_apply_fix} returns. If the overflow
+check is relevant for the target machine, then @code{md_apply_fix} should
+modify @code{valueT *val}, typically to the value stored in the object file.
@item TC_HANDLES_FX_DONE
@cindex TC_HANDLES_FX_DONE