diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index eb6e731088a0..4e24399cabcf 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_dynticks, rcu_dynticks) = {
 };
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ */
 
-static int blimit = 10;		/* Maximum callbacks per softirq. */
+static int blimit = 10;		/* Maximum callbacks per rcu_do_batch. */
 static int qhimark = 10000;	/* If this many pending, ignore blimit. */
 static int qlowmark = 100;	/* Once only this many pending, use blimit. */
 
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
-	/* Re-raise the RCU softirq if there are callbacks remaining. */
+	/* Re-invoke RCU core processing if there are callbacks remaining. */
 	if (cpu_has_callbacks_ready_to_invoke(rdp))
 		invoke_rcu_core();
 }
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 /*
  * Check to see if this CPU is in a non-context-switch quiescent state
  * (user mode or idle loop for rcu, non-softirq execution for rcu_bh).
- * Also schedule the RCU softirq handler.
+ * Also schedule RCU core processing.
  *
  * This function must be called with hardirqs disabled.  It is normally
  * invoked from the scheduling-clock interrupt.  If rcu_pending returns
@@ -1448,9 +1448,9 @@ static void force_quiescent_state(struct rcu_state *rsp, int relaxed)
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_SMP */
 
 /*
- * This does the RCU processing work from softirq context for the
- * specified rcu_state and rcu_data structures.  This may be called
- * only from the CPU to whom the rdp belongs.
+ * This does the RCU core processing work for the specified rcu_state
+ * and rcu_data structures.  This may be called only from the CPU to
+ * whom the rdp belongs.
  */
 static void
 __rcu_process_callbacks(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ __rcu_process_callbacks(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 }
 
 /*
- * Do softirq processing for the current CPU.
+ * Do RCU core processing for the current CPU.
  */
 static void rcu_process_callbacks(struct softirq_action *unused)
 {
@@ -1503,10 +1503,11 @@ static void rcu_process_callbacks(struct softirq_action *unused)
 }
 
 /*
- * Wake up the current CPU's kthread.  This replaces raise_softirq()
- * in earlier versions of RCU.  Note that because we are running on
- * the current CPU with interrupts disabled, the rcu_cpu_kthread_task
- * cannot disappear out from under us.
+ * Schedule RCU callback invocation.  If the specified type of RCU
+ * does not support RCU priority boosting, just do a direct call,
+ * otherwise wake up the per-CPU kernel kthread.  Note that because we
+ * are running on the current CPU with interrupts disabled, the
+ * rcu_cpu_kthread_task cannot disappear out from under us.
  */
 static void invoke_rcu_callbacks(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index a90bf3c17492..ecd48a2e3eeb 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -1478,7 +1478,8 @@ static int rcu_cpu_kthread_should_stop(int cpu)
 
 /*
  * Per-CPU kernel thread that invokes RCU callbacks.  This replaces the
- * earlier RCU softirq.
+ * RCU softirq used in flavors and configurations of RCU that do not
+ * support RCU priority boosting.
  */
 static int rcu_cpu_kthread(void *arg)
 {