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diff --git a/lib/btrfs/btrfsitem/item_metadata.go b/lib/btrfs/btrfsitem/item_metadata.go
index db2315e..10ae994 100644
--- a/lib/btrfs/btrfsitem/item_metadata.go
+++ b/lib/btrfs/btrfsitem/item_metadata.go
@@ -8,7 +8,22 @@ import (
"git.lukeshu.com/btrfs-progs-ng/lib/binstruct"
)
+// Metadata items map from regions in the logical address space to
+// regions in a file.
+//
// Metadata is like Extent, but doesn't have .Info.
+//
+// Compare with:
+//
+// - Extents, which are the same as Metadata, but have an extra
+// .Info member.
+// - FileExtents, which map from regions in a file to regions in the
+// logical address space.
+//
+// Key:
+//
+// key.objectid = laddr of the extent
+// key.offset = length of the extent
type Metadata struct { // complex METADATA_ITEM=169
Head ExtentHeader
Refs []ExtentInlineRef