end_ports = len(self._ports)
# now make a corresponding (duplicate) request to the pad manager
- # BUT, if it doesn't exist, don't sweat it
+ # BUT, if it doesn't exist, don't sweat it: all it means is, the
+ # application did not request Boundary Scan for that resource.
pad_start_ports = len(self.pad_mgr._ports)
try:
pvalue = self.pad_mgr.request(name, number, dir=dir, xdr=xdr)