diff -r 352bf578a6dd -r 06df0b8bf209 jdk/src/share/classes/java/sql/SQLTransientConnectionException.java
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/sql/SQLTransientConnectionException.java	Fri Sep 03 15:00:10 2010 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/sql/SQLTransientConnectionException.java	Sat Sep 04 12:21:56 2010 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2006, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
 
 /**
  * The subclass of {@link SQLException} for the SQLState class
- * value '<i>08</i>', representing
- * that the connection operation that failed might be able to succeed when
+ * value '<i>08</i>', or under vendor-specified conditions.  This indicates
+ * that the connection operation that failed might be able to succeed if
  * the operation is retried without any application-level changes.
- *<p>
- *
+ * <p>
+ * Please consult your driver vendor documentation for the vendor-specified
+ * conditions for which this <code>Exception</code> may be thrown.
  * @since 1.6
  */
 public class SQLTransientConnectionException extends java.sql.SQLTransientException {