1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/TAO/tao/Wait_Strategy.h b/TAO/tao/Wait_Strategy.h
index 4efc22ccaa6..78cf346fce2 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/Wait_Strategy.h
+++ b/TAO/tao/Wait_Strategy.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class TAO_ORB_Core;
 class TAO_Transport;
 class TAO_Synch_Reply_Dispatcher;
+class ACE_Event_Handler;
 
 /**
  * @class TAO_Wait_Strategy
@@ -79,6 +80,14 @@ public:
    */
   virtual bool can_process_upcalls (void) const = 0;
 
+  /// Method to support deffering an upcall event till later in
+  /// cases where can_process_upcalls() returns false.
+  /// Some wait strategies like Wait_On_LF_No_Upcall allow an
+  /// event to be deferred at the Leader_Follower which resumes
+  /// the upcall at an opportune moment (when a new leader thread
+  /// is activated).
+  virtual int defer_upcall (ACE_Event_Handler*);
+
   /// Get method for the flag
   bool is_registered (void) const;