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diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/shmem.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/shmem.c
index a0770e86796..b3d0a10792d 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/shmem.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/shmem.c
@@ -606,16 +606,13 @@ pg_get_shmem_allocations_numa(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
nodes = palloc(sizeof(Size) * (max_nodes + 1));
/*
- * Different database block sizes (4kB, 8kB, ..., 32kB) can be used, while
- * the OS may have different memory page sizes.
+ * Shared memory allocations can vary in size and may not align with OS
+ * memory page boundaries, while NUMA queries work on pages.
*
- * To correctly map between them, we need to: 1. Determine the OS memory
- * page size 2. Calculate how many OS pages are used by all buffer blocks
- * 3. Calculate how many OS pages are contained within each database
- * block.
- *
- * This information is needed before calling move_pages() for NUMA memory
- * node inquiry.
+ * To correctly map each allocation to NUMA nodes, we need to: 1.
+ * Determine the OS memory page size. 2. Align each allocation's start/end
+ * addresses to page boundaries. 3. Query NUMA node information for all
+ * pages spanning the allocation.
*/
os_page_size = pg_get_shmem_pagesize();