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diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 12c18ac1b97..e7d10845b3c 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct virtqueue
* Returns NULL or the "data" token handed to add_buf.
* @disable_cb: disable callbacks
* vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ * Note that this is not necessarily synchronous, hence unreliable and only
+ * useful as an optimization.
* @enable_cb: restart callbacks after disable_cb.
* vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
* This re-enables callbacks; it returns "false" if there are pending
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ struct virtqueue
* checking for more work, and enabling callbacks.
*
* Locking rules are straightforward: the driver is responsible for
- * locking. No two operations may be invoked simultaneously.
+ * locking. No two operations may be invoked simultaneously, with the exception
+ * of @disable_cb.
*
* All operations can be called in any context.
*/