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diff --git a/include/acpi/actbl.h b/include/acpi/actbl.h
index a46f406e1c..ed53f842da 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actbl.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actbl.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2005, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2006, R. Byron Moore
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
 #ifndef __ACTBL_H__
 #define __ACTBL_H__
 
+/*
+ * Note about bitfields: The u8 type is used for bitfields in ACPI tables.
+ * This is the only type that is even remotely portable. Anything else is not
+ * portable, so do not use any other bitfield types.
+ */
+
 /*
  *  Values for description table header signatures
  */