Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/lib.shell/CommandOps.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/lib.shell/CommandOps.c	(revision 16439)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/lib.shell/CommandOps.c	(revision 16888)
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 # include "opihi.h"
+
+// the command table is only modified by macro_create: if thread protection is needed, it
+// should be added there.  it may not be needed if programs only call macro_create in a
+// single thread.  pantasks_server only calls macro_create in the 'input' thread, so it is
+// safe.
 
 // if the user has installed the libedit version of readline, we need to modify a couple symbols: