diff --git a/pack-objects.h b/pack-objects.h
index 03f1191659..c0a1f61aac 100644
--- a/pack-objects.h
+++ b/pack-objects.h
@@ -1,6 +1,51 @@
 #ifndef PACK_OBJECTS_H
 #define PACK_OBJECTS_H
 
+/*
+ * basic object info
+ * -----------------
+ * idx.oid is filled up before delta searching starts. idx.crc32 is
+ * only valid after the object is written out and will be used for
+ * generating the index. idx.offset will be both gradually set and
+ * used in writing phase (base objects get offset first, then deltas
+ * refer to them)
+ *
+ * "size" is the uncompressed object size. Compressed size of the raw
+ * data for an object in a pack is not stored anywhere but is computed
+ * and made available when reverse .idx is made.
+ *
+ * "hash" contains a path name hash which is used for sorting the
+ * delta list and also during delta searching. Once prepare_pack()
+ * returns it's no longer needed.
+ *
+ * source pack info
+ * ----------------
+ * The (in_pack, in_pack_offset) tuple contains the location of the
+ * object in the source pack. in_pack_header_size allows quickly
+ * skipping the header and going straight to the zlib stream.
+ *
+ * "type" and "in_pack_type" both describe object type. in_pack_type
+ * may contain a delta type, while type is always the canonical type.
+ *
+ * deltas
+ * ------
+ * Delta links (delta, delta_child and delta_sibling) are created to
+ * reflect that delta graph from the source pack then updated or added
+ * during delta searching phase when we find better deltas.
+ *
+ * delta_child and delta_sibling are last needed in
+ * compute_write_order(). "delta" and "delta_size" must remain valid
+ * at object writing phase in case the delta is not cached.
+ *
+ * If a delta is cached in memory and is compressed, delta_data points
+ * to the data and z_delta_size contains the compressed size. If it's
+ * uncompressed [1], z_delta_size must be zero. delta_size is always
+ * the uncompressed size and must be valid even if the delta is not
+ * cached.
+ *
+ * [1] during try_delta phase we don't bother with compressing because
+ * the delta could be quickly replaced with a better one.
+ */
 struct object_entry {
 	struct pack_idx_entry idx;
 	unsigned long size;	/* uncompressed size */