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-rw-r--r--lib/rbtree.c8
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rbtree.c b/lib/rbtree.c
index e7cce12f404f..ba4a9d165f1b 100644
--- a/lib/rbtree.c
+++ b/lib/rbtree.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ __rb_insert(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
if (parent != tmp) { /* parent == gparent->rb_left */
if (tmp && rb_is_red(tmp)) {
/*
- * Case 1 - color flips
+ * Case 1 - node's uncle is red (color flips).
*
* G g
* / \ / \
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ __rb_insert(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
tmp = parent->rb_right;
if (node == tmp) {
/*
- * Case 2 - left rotate at parent
+ * Case 2 - node's uncle is black and node is
+ * the parent's right child (left rotate at parent).
*
* G G
* / \ / \
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ __rb_insert(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
}
/*
- * Case 3 - right rotate at gparent
+ * Case 3 - node's uncle is black and node is
+ * the parent's left child (right rotate at gparent).
*
* G P
* / \ / \