Add comments to explain the reference count in the

TAO_UIOP_Server_Connection_Handler.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/TAO/tao/UIOP_Connect.h b/TAO/tao/UIOP_Connect.h
index fb29c3d5582..9168504aecb 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/UIOP_Connect.h
+++ b/TAO/tao/UIOP_Connect.h
@@ -178,8 +178,11 @@ 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
 };