diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/detail/generic_type_traits.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/detail/generic_type_traits.hpp
index a97a23c688cb9..b3e8961865815 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/detail/generic_type_traits.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/detail/generic_type_traits.hpp
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ struct convert_data_type_impl<T, B, enable_if_t<is_vgentype<T>::value, T>> {
 template <typename T, typename B>
 using convert_data_type = convert_data_type_impl<T, B, T>;
 
-// Try to get pointer_t (legacy) or pointer, otherwise T
+// TryToGetPointerT<T>::type is T::pointer_t (legacy) or T::pointer if those
+// exist, otherwise T.
 template <typename T> class TryToGetPointerT {
   static T check(...);
   template <typename A> static typename A::pointer_t check(const A &);
@@ -311,7 +312,8 @@ template <typename T> class TryToGetPointerT {
       std::is_pointer<T>::value || !std::is_same<T, type>::value;
 };
 
-// Try to get element_type or value_type, otherwise T
+// TryToGetElementType<T>::type is T::element_type or T::value_type if those
+// exist, otherwise T.
 template <typename T> class TryToGetElementType {
   static T check(...);
   template <typename A> static typename A::element_type check(const A &);
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ template <typename T> class TryToGetElementType {
   static constexpr bool value = !std::is_same<T, type>::value;
 };
 
-// Try to get vector_t, otherwise T
+// TryToGetVectorT<T>::type is T::vector_t if that exists, otherwise T.
 template <typename T> class TryToGetVectorT {
   static T check(...);
   template <typename A> static typename A::vector_t check(const A &);