Add comments to explain the reference count in the

TAO_IIOP_Server_Connection_Handler.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/TAO/tao/IIOP_Connect.h b/TAO/tao/IIOP_Connect.h
index 3d0509a8fb5..8cec46afd1e 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/IIOP_Connect.h
+++ b/TAO/tao/IIOP_Connect.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ protected:
 
   TAO_ORB_Core *orb_core_;
   // Cached ORB Core.
-  
+
   CORBA::Boolean lite_flag_;
   // Are we using GIOP lite?
 };
@@ -181,8 +181,11 @@ protected:
   // Cached tss resources of the ORB that activated this object.
 
   u_long refcount_;
-  // Reference count, to avoid early deletes...
-  
+  // Reference count.  It is used to count nested upcalls on this
+  // svc_handler i.e., the connection can close during nested upcalls,
+  // you should not delete the svc_handler until the stack unwinds
+  // from the nested upcalls.
+
   CORBA::Boolean lite_flag_;
   // Should we use GIOP or GIOPlite
 };