diff --git a/mozilla/layout/html/table/src/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp b/mozilla/layout/html/table/src/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp
index f1bf5b711d5..f8af985149d 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/html/table/src/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/html/table/src/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp
@@ -591,14 +591,14 @@ nsresult nsTableOuterFrame::IR_InnerTableReflow(nsIPresContext* aPresCont
nsHTMLReflowState innerReflowState(aPresContext, aReflowState.reflowState, mInnerTableFrame,
nsSize(tableMaxWidth, aReflowState.reflowState.availableHeight));
- // Tables are completely screwed up. They do not really obey mComputedWidth and mComputedHeight,
- // and when the innerReflowState is constructed, they attempt to set it themselves by looking
- // for their styled width and height. This is totally bogus, since there's no reason to
- // believe that those #s are always accurate now that the notion of flex has been
- // introduced.
+ // When the above reflow state is constructed, mComputedWidth and mComputedHeight get set
+ // to the table's styled width and height. Flex from XUL boxes can make the styled #s
+ // inaccurate, which means that mComputedWidth and mComputedHeight from the parent
+ // reflow state should be used instead.
- // The following function will at least make trees behave properly inside boxes. Maybe one
- // day we'll be able to make tables behave too.
+ // The following function will patch the reflow state so that trees behave properly inside boxes.
+ // This might work for tables as well, but until regression tests can be run to make sure,
+ // I'm holding off on patching tables.
FixBadReflowState(aReflowState.reflowState, innerReflowState);
// If we're supposed to update our maximum width, then ask the child to
diff --git a/mozilla/layout/tables/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp b/mozilla/layout/tables/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp
index f1bf5b711d5..f8af985149d 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/tables/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/tables/nsTableOuterFrame.cpp
@@ -591,14 +591,14 @@ nsresult nsTableOuterFrame::IR_InnerTableReflow(nsIPresContext* aPresCont
nsHTMLReflowState innerReflowState(aPresContext, aReflowState.reflowState, mInnerTableFrame,
nsSize(tableMaxWidth, aReflowState.reflowState.availableHeight));
- // Tables are completely screwed up. They do not really obey mComputedWidth and mComputedHeight,
- // and when the innerReflowState is constructed, they attempt to set it themselves by looking
- // for their styled width and height. This is totally bogus, since there's no reason to
- // believe that those #s are always accurate now that the notion of flex has been
- // introduced.
+ // When the above reflow state is constructed, mComputedWidth and mComputedHeight get set
+ // to the table's styled width and height. Flex from XUL boxes can make the styled #s
+ // inaccurate, which means that mComputedWidth and mComputedHeight from the parent
+ // reflow state should be used instead.
- // The following function will at least make trees behave properly inside boxes. Maybe one
- // day we'll be able to make tables behave too.
+ // The following function will patch the reflow state so that trees behave properly inside boxes.
+ // This might work for tables as well, but until regression tests can be run to make sure,
+ // I'm holding off on patching tables.
FixBadReflowState(aReflowState.reflowState, innerReflowState);
// If we're supposed to update our maximum width, then ask the child to