diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/map.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/map.rs
index 3fb03a5412e4f..4ca93a4eb8366 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/map.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/map.rs
@@ -1666,10 +1666,14 @@ where
 /// Most of the implementation of DrainFilter, independent of the type
 /// of the predicate, thus also serving for BTreeSet::DrainFilter.
 pub(super) struct DrainFilterInner<'a, K: 'a, V: 'a> {
+    /// Reference to the length field in the borrowed map, updated live.
     length: &'a mut usize,
-    // dormant_root is wrapped in an Option to be able to `take` it.
+    /// Burried reference to the root field in the borrowed map.
+    /// Wrapped in `Option` to allow drop handler to `take` it.
     dormant_root: Option<DormantMutRef<'a, node::Root<K, V>>>,
-    // cur_leaf_edge is wrapped in an Option because maps without root lack a leaf edge.
+    /// Contains a leaf edge preceding the next element to be returned, or the last leaf edge.
+    /// Empty if the map has no root, if iteration went beyond the last leaf edge,
+    /// or if a panic occurred in the predicate.
     cur_leaf_edge: Option<Handle<NodeRef<marker::Mut<'a>, K, V, marker::Leaf>, marker::Edge>>,
 }
 
@@ -1744,6 +1748,10 @@ impl<'a, K: 'a, V: 'a> DrainFilterInner<'a, K, V> {
 
     /// Implementation of a typical `DrainFilter::size_hint` method.
     pub(super) fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
+        // In most of the btree iterators, `self.length` is the number of elements
+        // yet to be visited. Here, it includes elements that were visited and that
+        // the predicate decided not to drain. Making this upper bound more accurate
+        // requires maintaining an extra field and is not worth while.
         (0, Some(*self.length))
     }
 }