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diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index a3ace11..7335774 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -1290,13 +1290,14 @@ typedef struct bfd_section
size of <<.bss>>). */
bfd_size_type size;
- /* The original size on disk of the section, in octets. This field
- is used by the linker relaxation code. It is currently only set
- for sections where the linker relaxation scheme doesn't cache
- altered section and reloc contents (stabs, eh_frame, SEC_MERGE),
- and thus the original size needs to be kept to read the section
- multiple times. If non-zero, rawsize will be used in address
- checks during relocation and to read section contents. */
+ /* For input sections, the original size on disk of the section, in
+ octets. This field is used by the linker relaxation code. It is
+ currently only set for sections where the linker relaxation scheme
+ doesn't cache altered section and reloc contents (stabs, eh_frame,
+ SEC_MERGE, some coff relaxing targets), and thus the original size
+ needs to be kept to read the section multiple times.
+ For output sections, rawsize holds the section size calculated on
+ a previous linker relaxation pass. */
bfd_size_type rawsize;
/* If this section is going to be output, then this value is the