@@ -364,10 +364,12 @@
 (let ((targ (or (args:get-arg "-reqtarg")(args:get-arg "-target"))))
   (if targ (setenv "MT_TARGET" targ)))
 
 ;; The watchdog is to keep an eye on things like db sync etc.
 ;;
+
+;; TODO: for multiple areas, we will have multiple watchdogs; and multiple threads to manage
 (define *watchdog* (make-thread common:watchdog "Watchdog thread"))
 
 (if (not (args:get-arg "-server"))
     (thread-start! *watchdog*)) ;; if starting a server; wait till we get to running state before kicking off watchdog
 
@@ -2019,10 +2021,11 @@
     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* help))
 ;;(BB> "thread-join! watchdog")
 
 ;; join the watchdog thread if it has been thread-start!ed  (it may not have been started in the case of a server that never enters running state)
 ;;   (symbols returned by thread-state: created ready running blocked suspended sleeping terminated dead)
+;; TODO: for multiple areas, we will have multiple watchdogs; and multiple threads to manage
 (if (thread? *watchdog*)
     (case (thread-state *watchdog*)
       ((ready running blocked sleeping terminated dead)
        (thread-join! *watchdog*))))