1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c b/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c
index f655585fe..c66bb3ee7 100644
--- a/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c
+++ b/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ char FAST_FUNC get_header_ar(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
         if (ar.formatted.magic[0] != '`' || ar.formatted.magic[1] != '\n')
                 bb_error_msg_and_die("invalid ar header");
 
+        /*
+         * Note that the fields MUST be read in reverse order as
+         * read_num() clobbers the next byte after the field!
+         * Order is: name, date, uid, gid, mode, size, magic.
+         */
         typed->size = size = read_num(ar.formatted.size, 10,
                                       sizeof(ar.formatted.size));
 
@@ -91,8 +96,6 @@ char FAST_FUNC get_header_ar(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
         /* Only size is always present, the rest may be missing in
          * long filename pseudo file. Thus we decode the rest
          * after dealing with long filename pseudo file.
-         * Note that the fields MUST be read in reverse order as
-         * read_num() clobbers the next byte after the field!
          */
         typed->mode = read_num(ar.formatted.mode, 8, sizeof(ar.formatted.mode));
         typed->gid = read_num(ar.formatted.gid, 10, sizeof(ar.formatted.gid));