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diff --git a/src/runtime/gencgc.h b/src/runtime/gencgc.h
index 83282f1..4ec36c0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/gencgc.h
+++ b/src/runtime/gencgc.h
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
  * files for more information.
  */
 
-/*
- * $Header$
- */
-
 #ifndef _GENCGC_H_
 #define _GENCGC_H_
 
@@ -34,11 +30,12 @@ struct page {
 	 * (If the page is written into, we catch the exception, make
 	 * the page writable, and clear this flag.) */
         write_protected :1,
-	/* This flag is set when the above write_protected flag is
-         * cleared by the sigbus handler. This is useful for
-         * re-scavenging pages that are written during a GC. */
+	/* This flag is set when the above write_protected flag is 
+	 * cleared by the SIGBUS handler (or SIGSEGV handler, for some
+	 * OSes). This is useful for re-scavenging pages that are
+	 * written during a GC. */
 	write_protected_cleared :1,
-	/* The region the page is allocated to: 0 for a free page; 1
+	/* the region the page is allocated to: 0 for a free page; 1
          * for boxed objects; 2 for unboxed objects. If the page is
          * free the following slots are invalid (well the bytes_used
          * must be 0). */
@@ -69,9 +66,16 @@ struct page {
     int  first_object_offset;
 };
 
+/* values for the page.allocated field */
 #define FREE_PAGE 0
 #define BOXED_PAGE 1
 #define UNBOXED_PAGE 2
+
+/* values for the *_alloc_* parameters */
+#define ALLOC_BOXED 0
+#define ALLOC_UNBOXED 1
+#define ALLOC_QUICK 1
+
 
 /* the number of pages needed for the dynamic space - rounding up */
 #define NUM_PAGES ((DYNAMIC_SPACE_SIZE+4095)/4096)
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ struct alloc_region {
     void  *free_pointer;
     void  *end_addr; /* pointer to the byte after the last usable byte */
 
-    /* needed when closing the region */
+    /* These are needed when closing the region. */
     int  first_page;
     int  last_page;
     void  *start_addr;
@@ -101,4 +105,5 @@ void sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned displacement);
 int  update_x86_dynamic_space_free_pointer(void);
 void  gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed,
 				  struct alloc_region *alloc_region);
+
 #endif _GENCGC_H_