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authorSimon MacMullen <simon@rabbitmq.com>2011-11-15 13:16:17 +0000
committerSimon MacMullen <simon@rabbitmq.com>2011-11-15 13:16:17 +0000
commit63b048bc8e52af006f50a76c6111f677ddf0fe6c (patch)
treed11de943065be98fb1b43c345ad771914924ef0a
parent9df24dfb54a62d430bc9ce077b102a9f9abc35d6 (diff)
downloadrabbitmq-server-bug24562.tar.gz
More clarity.bug24562
-rw-r--r--src/rabbit_guid.erl5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/rabbit_guid.erl b/src/rabbit_guid.erl
index da89b684..d92f58a2 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_guid.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_guid.erl
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ guid() ->
%% slow since it takes a global lock and makes a system call.
%%
%% A persisted serial number, the node, and a unique reference
- %% uniquely identifies a process in space and time. We combine
- %% that with a process-local counter to give us a GUID.
+ %% (per node-incarnation) uniquely identifies a process in space
+ %% and time. We combine that with a process-local counter to give
+ %% us a GUID.
%%
%% We used to use self/0 here instead of the node and unique
%% reference. But PIDs wrap.