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diff --git a/src/runtime/linux-nm b/src/runtime/linux-nm
index 70ea4ea..11d4243 100755
--- a/src/runtime/linux-nm
+++ b/src/runtime/linux-nm
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
 # " A " used to be in the set of removed symbols, but it turns out
 # that the alpha implementation of closure_tramp and undefined_tramp
 # is as an A.  Whatever that is.  CSR, 2005-06-12.
+# " A " is a global absolute symbol, that is a symbol with a fixed
+# assembly time value (which is used for offset calculations).
 
 nm -p "$@" | grep -v " [abcdgIiNnrstUuvw?-] "