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diff --git a/nuttx/include/sys/un.h b/nuttx/include/sys/un.h
index a9eb1cd30..eb431780c 100644
--- a/nuttx/include/sys/un.h
+++ b/nuttx/include/sys/un.h
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ struct sockaddr_un
char sun_path[UNIX_PATH_MAX]; /* pathname */
};
+/* There are three types of addresses:
+ *
+ * 1. pathname: sun_path holds a null terminated string. The allocated
+ * size may be variable: sizeof(sa_family_t) + strlen(pathname) + 1
+ * 2. unnamed: A unix socket that is not bound to any name. This case
+ * there is no path. The allocated size may be sizeof(sa_family_t)
+ * 3. abstract. The abstract path is destinguished because the pathname
+ * consists of only the NUL terminator. The allocated size is then
+ * sizeof(s_family_t) + 1.
+ */
+
/****************************************************************************
* Public Function Prototypes
****************************************************************************/