diff --git a/core/storage/pager.rs b/core/storage/pager.rs
index 777897740..ecea88b4e 100644
--- a/core/storage/pager.rs
+++ b/core/storage/pager.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ enum CheckpointState {
     CheckpointDone,
 }
 
+/// The mode of allocating a btree page.
 pub enum BtreePageAllocMode {
     Any,        //  allocate any btree page
     Exact(u32), //  allocate a specific page number, typically used for root page allocation