Clarify comment.

[openssl.git] / ssl / ssl.h

diff --git a/ssl/ssl.h b/ssl/ssl.h
index e8d74413446fa195119e47aa7dcc47b016eb7b5f..1eeb03db83624d9409666aec51d611f7605188ec 100644 (file)
--- a/ssl/ssl.h
+++ b/ssl/ssl.h
@@ -514,10 +514,12 @@ struct ssl_st
        int in_handshake;
        int (*handshake_func)();
 
        int in_handshake;
        int (*handshake_func)();
 

-       /* Imagine that here's a boolean member "init"
-        * that is switched as soon as handshake_func becomes
-        * != 0 for the first time (which is why we don't actually
-        * need it).
+       /* Imagine that here's a boolean member "init" that is
+        * switched as soon as SSL_set_{accept/connect}_state
+        * is called for the first time, so that "state" and
+        * "handshake_func" are properly initialized.  But as
+        * handshake_func is == 0 until then, we use this
+        * test instead of an "init" member.

         */
 
        int server;     /* are we the server side? - mostly used by SSL_clear*/
         */
 
        int server;     /* are we the server side? - mostly used by SSL_clear*/