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diff --git a/libc/arch-x86/bionic/crtbegin_static.S b/libc/arch-x86/bionic/crtbegin_static.S
index a6c9ebf..eb4acee 100644
--- a/libc/arch-x86/bionic/crtbegin_static.S
+++ b/libc/arch-x86/bionic/crtbegin_static.S
@@ -29,27 +29,25 @@
.type _start, @function
.globl _start
-# This is the small startup code that is first run when
-# any static executable runs. A static executable is one
-# that is started directly by the Linux kernel, not from
-# the dynamic linker, it thus cannot depend on any shared
-# library.
+# this is the small startup code that is first run when
+# any executable that is statically-linked with Bionic
+# runs.
#
-# It's purpose is to call __libc_init as defined in
-# bionic/libc_init_static.c with appropriate
+# it's purpose is to call __libc_init with appropriate
# arguments, which are:
#
# - the address of the raw data block setup by the Linux
# kernel ELF loader
#
-# - address of an "onexit" function (not used on any
-# platform supported by Bionic).
+# - address of an "onexit" function, not used on any
+# platform supported by Bionic
#
-# - address of the "main" function of the program.
+# - address of the "main" function of the program. We
+# can't hard-code it in the adr pseudo instruction
+# so we use a tiny trampoline that will get relocated
+# by the dynamic linker before this code runs
#
-# - address of the constructors table, i.e. a table
-# that points to various initialization and
-# finalization sections for the program.
+# - address of the constructor list
#
_start:
mov %esp, %eax