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diff --git a/src/backend/utils/mmgr/aset.c b/src/backend/utils/mmgr/aset.c
index d26991ed23f..43c85234ce1 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/mmgr/aset.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/mmgr/aset.c
@@ -427,10 +427,14 @@ randomize_mem(char *ptr, size_t size)
* Create a new AllocSet context.
*
* parent: parent context, or NULL if top-level context
- * name: name of context (for debugging --- string will be copied)
+ * name: name of context (for debugging only, need not be unique)
* minContextSize: minimum context size
* initBlockSize: initial allocation block size
* maxBlockSize: maximum allocation block size
+ *
+ * Notes: the name string will be copied into context-lifespan storage.
+ * Most callers should abstract the context size parameters using a macro
+ * such as ALLOCSET_DEFAULT_SIZES.
*/
MemoryContext
AllocSetContextCreate(MemoryContext parent,