Author: olehougaard
Date: Fri Sep 26 03:25:14 2008
New Revision: 383

Modified:
    branches/bleeding_edge/src/array.js

Log:
Adding comment to the fix of issue 95.
Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/5003

Modified: branches/bleeding_edge/src/array.js
==============================================================================
--- branches/bleeding_edge/src/array.js (original)
+++ branches/bleeding_edge/src/array.js Fri Sep 26 03:25:14 2008
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@
      if (from >= to - 1) return;
      var pivot_index = $floor($random() * (to - from)) + from;
      var pivot = a[pivot_index];
+    // Issue 95: Keep the pivot element out of the comparisons to avoid
+    // infinite recursion if comparefn(pivot, pivot) != 0.
      a[pivot_index] = a[to - 1];
      a[to - 1] = pivot;
      var low_end = from;   // Upper bound of the elements lower than pivot.
@@ -692,6 +694,7 @@
          i++;
        }
      }
+    // Restore the pivot element to its rightful place.
      a[to - 1] = a[high_start];
      a[high_start] = pivot;
      high_start++;

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