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open-telemetry · May 31, 2023 · 7f3687e · 7f3687e
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diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/data/circular_buffer.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/data/circular_buffer.h
@@ -143,9 +143,13 @@ class AdaptingCircularBufferCounter
 
   static constexpr int32_t kNullIndex = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::min();
 
+  // Index of the first populated element, may be kNullIndex if container is empty.
   int32_t start_index_ = kNullIndex;
-  int32_t end_index_   = kNullIndex;
-  int32_t base_index_  = kNullIndex;
+  // Index of the last populated element, may be kNullIndex if container is empty.
+  int32_t end_index_ = kNullIndex;
+  // Index corresponding to the element located at the start of the backing array, may be kNullIndex
+  // if container is empty.
+  int32_t base_index_ = kNullIndex;
   AdaptingIntegerArray backing_;
 };