Drop a FIXME in DataContainerCodecPrototype

[mdsal.git] / binding / mdsal-binding-dom-codec / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / mdsal / binding / dom / codec / impl / CodecDataObject.java

diff --git a/binding/mdsal-binding-dom-codec/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/mdsal/binding/dom/codec/impl/CodecDataObject.java b/binding/mdsal-binding-dom-codec/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/mdsal/binding/dom/codec/impl/CodecDataObject.java
index a9446a139455f1a9db29cfe916b41b1c11a6c731..b63e2928a731c27011fd04cd719103bc3af7acf5 100644 (file)
--- a/binding/mdsal-binding-dom-codec/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/mdsal/binding/dom/codec/impl/CodecDataObject.java
+++ b/binding/mdsal-binding-dom-codec/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/mdsal/binding/dom/codec/impl/CodecDataObject.java
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ public abstract class CodecDataObject<T extends DataObject> implements DataObjec
                 .toString();
     }
 
-    // TODO: consider switching to VarHandles for Java 9+
+    // TODO: consider switching to VarHandles for Java 9+, as that would disconnect us from the need to use a volatile
+    //       field and use acquire/release mechanics -- see http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/html/j9mm.html for details.
     protected final Object codecMember(final AtomicReferenceFieldUpdater<CodecDataObject<?>, Object> updater,
             final NodeContextSupplier supplier) {
         final Object cached = updater.get(this);