CFE ES CRC does not document polynomial

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4/16/18: Mark Pallone (GSFC PACE/OCI)reported
The generator polynomial used in a CRC implementation is fundamental information. The CFE_ES_CalculateCRC function does not state what generator polynomial it's using:

cFE/fsw/cfe-core/src/inc/cfe_es.h

Lines 1188 to 1214 in 56397a3

	/*****************************************************************************/
	/**
	** \brief Calculate a CRC on a block of memory
	**
	** \par Description
	** This routine calculates a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on a block of memory. The CRC algorithm
	** used is determined by the last parameter.
	**
	** \par Assumptions, External Events, and Notes:
	** None
	**
	** \param[in] DataPtr Pointer to the base of the memory block.
	**
	** \param[in] DataLength The number of bytes in the memory block.
	**
	** \param[in] InputCRC A starting value for use in the CRC calculation. This parameter
	** allows the user to calculate the CRC of non-contiguous blocks as
	** a single value. Nominally, the user should set this value to zero.
	**
	** \param[in] TypeCRC One of the following CRC algorithm selections:
	** \arg \c CFE_MISSION_ES_CRC_8 - (Not currently implemented)
	** \arg \c CFE_MISSION_ES_CRC_16 - a CRC-16 algorithm
	** \arg \c CFE_MISSION_ES_CRC_32 - (not currently implemented)
	**
	** \return The result of the CRC calculation on the specified memory block, or error code \ref CFEReturnCodes
	**
	******************************************************************************/

Dave McComas Addition: This is a subset of a larger documentation issue. The cFE should have a flight-ground ICD

EDIT - updated link

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Imported from trac issue 235. Created by dcmccom3 on 2018-04-19T08:47:25, last modified: 2019-03-01T15:27:58

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Duplicate of #1094, although it actually documents what the algorithm is so closing this issue.