1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index fbdf7a815a..6c01e27468 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1674,7 +1674,10 @@ extern struct packed_git *find_sha1_pack(const unsigned char *sha1,
 extern void pack_report(void);
 
 /*
- * Create a temporary file rooted in the object database directory.
+ * Create a temporary file rooted in the object database directory, or
+ * die on failure. The filename is taken from "pattern", which should have the
+ * usual "XXXXXX" trailer, and the resulting filename is written into the
+ * "template" buffer. Returns the open descriptor.
  */
 extern int odb_mkstemp(char *template, size_t limit, const char *pattern);