Clarifying comment.

diff --git a/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c b/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c
index e3146240b5a52c3efc45a706338bfb3622a4d8b5..7224637ab31edb07834a809615180df5d7cec479 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c
+++ b/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@ int BN_MONT_CTX_set(BN_MONT_CTX *mont, const BIGNUM *mod, BN_CTX *ctx)
                mont->ri=(BN_num_bits(mod)+(BN_BITS2-1))/BN_BITS2*BN_BITS2;
 
 #if defined(OPENSSL_BN_ASM_MONT) && (BN_BITS2<=32)
+               /* Only certain BN_BITS2<=32 platforms actually make use of
+                * n0[1], and we could use the #else case (with a shorter R
+                * value) for the others.  However, currently only the assembler
+                * files do know which is which. */
+
                BN_zero(R);
                if (!(BN_set_bit(R,2*BN_BITS2))) goto err;