diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index 2bfc8ed1eed28..0351a4e83529e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -1715,6 +1715,11 @@ static void srcu_invoke_callbacks(struct work_struct *work)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_segcblist_segempty(&sdp->srcu_cblist, RCU_NEXT_TAIL));
 	rcu_segcblist_advance(&sdp->srcu_cblist,
 			      rcu_seq_current(&ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_seq));
+	/*
+	 * Although this function is theoretically re-entrant, concurrent
+	 * callbacks invocation is disallowed to avoid executing an SRCU barrier
+	 * too early.
+	 */
 	if (sdp->srcu_cblist_invoking ||
 	    !rcu_segcblist_ready_cbs(&sdp->srcu_cblist)) {
 		spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(sdp);
@@ -1745,6 +1750,7 @@ static void srcu_invoke_callbacks(struct work_struct *work)
 	sdp->srcu_cblist_invoking = false;
 	more = rcu_segcblist_ready_cbs(&sdp->srcu_cblist);
 	spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node(sdp);
+	/* An SRCU barrier or callbacks from previous nesting work pending */
 	if (more)
 		srcu_schedule_cbs_sdp(sdp, 0);
 }