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diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/ref_notes.txt b/source4/build/pidl/ref_notes.txt
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+some experiments with ref ptrs
+
+
+
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	uint16 echo_TestRef([in] xstruct foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = v;
+	echo_TestRef(r);
+
+	[0D 00]
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short *x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	uint16 echo_TestRef([in] xstruct foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = &v;
+	echo_TestRef(r);
+
+	[PP PP PP PP 0D 00]
+
+
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = NULL;
+	echo_TestRef(r);
+
+	[00 00 00 00]
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		[ref] short *x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	uint16 echo_TestRef([in] xstruct foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = &v;
+	echo_TestRef(r);
+
+	[XX XX XX XX 0D 00]
+
+
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = NULL;
+	echo_TestRef(r);
+
+	[client runtime error 0x6f4]
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	uint16 echo_TestRef([in] xstruct *foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = v;
+	echo_TestRef(&r);
+
+	[0D 00]
+
+
+	echo_TestRef(NULL);
+
+	[client runtime error 0x6f4]
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	uint16 echo_TestRef([in,ref] xstruct *foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = v;
+	echo_TestRef(&r);
+
+	[0D 00]
+
+
+	echo_TestRef(NULL);
+
+	[client runtime error 0x6f4]
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	uint16 echo_TestRef([in,unique] xstruct *foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	xstruct r;
+	r.x = v;
+	echo_TestRef(&r);
+
+	[PP PP PP PP 0D 00]
+
+
+	echo_TestRef(NULL);
+
+	[00 00 00 00]
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	uint16 echo_TestRef([out] xstruct foo);
+
+        [idl compiler error]
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	void echo_TestRef([out] xstruct *foo);
+
+	xstruct r;
+	echo_TestRef(&r);
+	r.x -> 13;
+
+	[0D 00]
+
+
+	echo_TestRef(NULL);
+
+	[client runtime error 0x6f4]
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	void echo_TestRef([out,ref] xstruct *foo);
+
+	xstruct r;
+	echo_TestRef(&r);
+	r.x -> 13;
+
+	[0D 00]
+
+
+	echo_TestRef(NULL);
+
+	[client runtime error 0x6f4]
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	typedef struct {
+		short x;
+	} xstruct;
+
+	void echo_TestRef([out,unique] xstruct *foo);
+
+        [idl compiler error]
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	void echo_TestRef([in] short **foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	short *pv = &v;
+
+	echo_TestRef(&pv);
+
+	[PP PP PP PP 0D 00]
+
+
+	short *pv = NULL;
+
+	echo_TestRef(&pv);
+
+	[00 00 00 00]
+
+
+	echo_TestRef(NULL);
+	
+	[client runtime error 0x6f4]
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+	void echo_TestRef([in,ref] short **foo);
+
+	short v = 13;
+	short *pv = &v;
+
+	echo_TestRef(&pv);
+
+	[PP PP PP PP 0D 00]
+
+
+	short *pv = NULL;
+
+	echo_TestRef(&pv);
+
+	[00 00 00 00]
+
+
+	echo_TestRef(NULL);
+	
+	[client runtime error 0x6f4]
+
+