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diff --git a/source/core/bufferable.h b/source/core/bufferable.h
index 8bd3f77f..b430b726 100644
--- a/source/core/bufferable.h
+++ b/source/core/bufferable.h
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ class Buffer;
 Base class for things that can store data in buffers.  Multiple Bufferables
 may be put in the same buffer.
 
-A dirty flag is provided for derived classes.  It should be set when the data
-in the buffer is considered out of date, and is cleared by Bufferable after
-uploading fresh data to the buffer.
+Derived classes should call mark_dirty() when the stored data has changed.
 */
 class Bufferable: public NonCopyable
 {
@@ -43,9 +41,9 @@ private:
 	Bufferable *next_in_buffer = 0;
 	Bufferable *prev_in_buffer = 0;
 	mutable bool location_dirty = false;
-protected:
 	mutable bool dirty = false;
 
+protected:
 	Bufferable() = default;
 	Bufferable(Bufferable &&);
 public:
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 	/** Sets the buffer to use.  If prev is not null, it must use the same
 	buffer, and this object is inserted after it.
 
-	Date is not uploaded immediately, but only when refresh() is called. */
+	Data is not uploaded immediately, but only when refresh() is called. */
 	void use_buffer(Buffer *, Bufferable *prev = 0);
 
 	/** Sets the buffer for the entire chain of objects. */
@@ -94,6 +92,10 @@ protected:
 	changes. */
 	void update_offset();
 
+	/* Indicates that the data of the bufferable has changed and should be
+	uploaded to the buffer again. */
+	void mark_dirty();
+
 public:
 	/** Returns the offset of the data from the beginning of the buffer. */
 	std::size_t get_offset() const { return offset; }