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diff --git a/misc/search.h b/misc/search.h
index 8ce33515d9..ff0672d39d 100644
--- a/misc/search.h
+++ b/misc/search.h
@@ -106,16 +106,21 @@ typedef enum
 }
 VISIT;
 
+/* Search for an entry matching the given KEY in the tree pointed to
+   by *ROOTP and insert a new element if not found.  */
 extern void *tsearch __P ((__const void * __key, void **__rootp,
 			   __compar_fn_t compar));
 extern void *__tsearch __P ((__const void * __key, void **__rootp,
 			     __compar_fn_t compar));
 
-extern void *tfind __P ((__const void * __key, __const void ** __rootp,
+/* Search for an entry matching the given KEY in the tree pointed to
+   by *ROOTP.  If no matching entry is available return NULL.  */
+extern void *tfind __P ((__const void * __key, void *__const * __rootp,
 			 __compar_fn_t compar));
-extern void *__tfind __P ((__const void * __key, __const void ** __rootp,
+extern void *__tfind __P ((__const void * __key, void *__const * __rootp,
 			   __compar_fn_t compar));
 
+/* Remove the element matching KEY from the tree pointed to by *ROOTP.  */
 extern void *tdelete __P ((__const void * __key, void ** __rootp,
 			   __compar_fn_t compar));
 extern void *__tdelete __P ((__const void * __key, void ** __rootp,
@@ -128,10 +133,22 @@ typedef void (*__action_fn_t) __P ((__const void *__nodep,
 				    int __level));
 #endif
 
+/* Walk through the whole tree and call the ACTION callback for every node
+   or leaf.  */
 extern void twalk __P ((__const void * __root, __action_fn_t action));
 
 extern void __twalk __P ((__const void * __root, __action_fn_t action));
 
+#ifdef __USE_GNU
+/* Callback type for function to free a tree node.  If the keys are atomic
+   data this function should do nothing.  */
+typedef void (*__free_fn_t) __P ((void *__nodep));
+
+/* Destroy the whole tree, call FREEFCT for each node or leaf.  */
+extern void __tdestroy __P ((void *__root, __free_fn_t freefct));
+extern void tdestroy __P ((void *__root, __free_fn_t freefct));
+#endif
+
 
 /* Perform linear search for KEY by comparing by COMPAR in an array
    [BASE,BASE+NMEMB*SIZE).  */