* src/regex-emacs.c (re_match_2_internal): Rework comment in last change

Explain why we don't need to worry about Lisp modifying the buffer.

* src/syntax.c (parse_sexp_propertize): Fix name in error message.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/regex-emacs.c b/src/regex-emacs.c
index f456b495397..5e23fc94e4f 100644
--- a/src/regex-emacs.c
+++ b/src/regex-emacs.c
@@ -3959,9 +3959,11 @@ re_match_2_internal (struct re_pattern_buffer *bufp,
 
   /* Prevent shrinking and relocation of buffer text if GC happens
      while we are inside this function.  The calls to
-     UPDATE_SYNTAX_TABLE_* macros can trigger GC if they call Lisp,
-     and we have C pointers to buffer text that must not become
-     invalid as result of GC.  */
+     UPDATE_SYNTAX_TABLE_* macros can call Lisp (via
+     `internal--syntax-propertize`); these calls are careful to defend against
+     buffer modifications, but even with no modifications, the buffer text may
+     be relocated during GC by `compact_buffer` which would invalidate
+     our C pointers to buffer text.  */
   if (!current_buffer->text->inhibit_shrinking)
     {
       record_unwind_protect_ptr (unwind_re_match, current_buffer);