1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ace/ACE.h b/ace/ACE.h
index 7f348596986..2f348b87ded 100644
--- a/ace/ACE.h
+++ b/ace/ACE.h
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ public:
                           const ACE_Time_Value *timeout = 0,
                           size_t *bytes_transferred = 0);
 
+  /// Send all the <message_block>s chained through their <next> and
+  /// <cont> pointers.  This call uses the underlying OS gather-write
+  /// operationto reduce the domain-crossing penalty.
   static ssize_t send_n (ACE_HANDLE handle,
                          const ACE_Message_Block *message_block,
                          const ACE_Time_Value *timeout = 0,