diff --git a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/internal/DsfPlugin.java b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/internal/DsfPlugin.java
index 799f58268e2..9714321a177 100644
--- a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/internal/DsfPlugin.java
+++ b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/internal/DsfPlugin.java
@@ -85,7 +85,16 @@ public class DsfPlugin extends Plugin {
             System.out.println(message);
         }
     }
-    
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a relative timestamp in the form "<seconds>,<milliseconds>". Each
+	 * segment is zero-padded to three digits, ensuring a consistent length of
+	 * seven characters. The timestamp has no absolute meaning. It is merely the
+	 * elapsed time since January 1, 1970 UT truncated at 999 seconds. Do not
+	 * use this for production code, especially for mathematically determining
+	 * the relative time between two events, since the counter will flip to zero
+	 * roughly every 16 minutes.
+	 */
     public static String getDebugTime() {
         StringBuilder traceBuilder = new StringBuilder();