Index: branches/SHM-2.1-multilayers-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncTop.cpp
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--- branches/SHM-2.1-multilayers-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncTop.cpp	(revision 255)
+++ branches/SHM-2.1-multilayers-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncTop.cpp	(revision 257)
@@ -1222,7 +1222,4 @@
   }
 
-  // currently only one reference layer is supported
-  assert( m_ppcTEncTop[m_layerId]->getNumDirectRefLayers() == 1 );
-
   return (TEncTop *)getLayerEnc( getVPS()->getRefLayerId( m_layerId, refLayerIdc ) );
 }
@@ -1247,5 +1244,5 @@
     if (m_cIlpPic[0] == NULL)
     {
-      for (Int j=0; j < MAX_LAYERS /*MAX_NUM_REF*/; j++)
+      for (Int j=0; j < MAX_LAYERS /*MAX_NUM_REF*/; j++) // consider to set to NumDirectRefLayers[LayerIdInVps[nuh_layer_id]]
       {
         m_cIlpPic[j] = new  TComPic;