1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.h b/refs/packed-backend.h
index 03b7c1de95..7af2897757 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.h
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.h
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #ifndef REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H
 #define REFS_PACKED_BACKEND_H
 
+/*
+ * Support for storing references in a `packed-refs` file.
+ *
+ * Note that this backend doesn't check for D/F conflicts, because it
+ * doesn't care about them. But usually it should be wrapped in a
+ * `files_ref_store` that prevents D/F conflicts from being created,
+ * even among packed refs.
+ */
+
 struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_create(const char *path,
 					  unsigned int store_flags);