3 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h b/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h
index 2c37eadcc6..e6c736a263 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llpointer.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public:
 	bool notNull() const						{ return (mPointer != NULL); }
 
 	operator Type*()       const				{ return mPointer; }
-	operator const Type*() const				{ return mPointer; }
 	bool operator !=(Type* ptr) const           { return (mPointer != ptr); 	}
 	bool operator ==(Type* ptr) const           { return (mPointer == ptr); 	}
 	bool operator ==(const LLPointer<Type>& ptr) const           { return (mPointer == ptr.mPointer); 	}
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.cpp b/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.cpp
index 33b6875fb0..c90b52f482 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@
 
 #include "llerror.h"
 
+LLRefCount::LLRefCount(const LLRefCount& other)
+:	mRef(0)
+{
+}
+
+LLRefCount& LLRefCount::operator=(const LLRefCount&)
+{
+	// do nothing, since ref count is specific to *this* reference
+	return *this;
+}
+
 LLRefCount::LLRefCount() :
 	mRef(0)
 {
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.h b/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.h
index 9ab844eb22..a18f6706a9 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llrefcount.h
@@ -41,22 +41,20 @@
 
 class LL_COMMON_API LLRefCount
 {
-private:
-	LLRefCount(const LLRefCount& other); // no implementation
-private:
-	LLRefCount& operator=(const LLRefCount&); // no implementation
 protected:
+	LLRefCount(const LLRefCount& other);
+	LLRefCount& operator=(const LLRefCount&);
 	virtual ~LLRefCount(); // use unref()
 	
 public:
 	LLRefCount();
 
-	void ref()
+	void ref() const
 	{ 
 		mRef++; 
 	} 
 
-	S32 unref()
+	S32 unref() const
 	{
 		llassert(mRef >= 1);
 		if (0 == --mRef) 
@@ -67,13 +65,15 @@ public:
 		return mRef;
 	}	
 
+	//NOTE: when passing around a const LLRefCount object, this can return different results
+	// at different types, since mRef is mutable
 	S32 getNumRefs() const
 	{
 		return mRef;
 	}
 
 private: 
-	S32	mRef; 
+	mutable S32	mRef; 
 };
 
 #endif