diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 7567614..248a1e9 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 	struct timer_list	idle_timer;	/* L: worker idle timeout */
 	struct timer_list	mayday_timer;	/* L: SOS timer for workers */
 
-	/* workers are chained either in busy_hash or idle_list */
+	/* a workers is either on busy_hash or idle_list, or the manager */
 	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(busy_hash, BUSY_WORKER_HASH_ORDER);
 						/* L: hash of busy workers */
 
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
 	struct ida		worker_ida;	/* L: for worker IDs */
 
 	struct workqueue_attrs	*attrs;		/* I: worker attributes */
-	struct hlist_node	hash_node;	/* R: unbound_pool_hash node */
-	int			refcnt;		/* refcnt for unbound pools */
+	struct hlist_node	hash_node;	/* W: unbound_pool_hash node */
+	int			refcnt;		/* W: refcnt for unbound pools */
 
 	/*
 	 * The current concurrency level.  As it's likely to be accessed
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@
 struct wq_device;
 
 /*
- * The externally visible workqueue abstraction is an array of
- * per-CPU workqueues:
+ * The externally visible workqueue.  It relays the issued work items to
+ * the appropriate worker_pool through its pool_workqueues.
  */
 struct workqueue_struct {
 	unsigned int		flags;		/* W: WQ_* flags */
@@ -247,9 +247,10 @@
 
 static struct kmem_cache *pwq_cache;
 
-/* hash of all unbound pools keyed by pool->attrs */
+/* W: hash of all unbound pools keyed by pool->attrs */
 static DEFINE_HASHTABLE(unbound_pool_hash, UNBOUND_POOL_HASH_ORDER);
 
+/* I: attributes used when instantiating standard unbound pools on demand */
 static struct workqueue_attrs *unbound_std_wq_attrs[NR_STD_WORKER_POOLS];
 
 struct workqueue_struct *system_wq __read_mostly;
@@ -434,16 +435,13 @@
 static LIST_HEAD(workqueues);
 static bool workqueue_freezing;		/* W: have wqs started freezing? */
 
-/*
- * The CPU and unbound standard worker pools.  The unbound ones have
- * POOL_DISASSOCIATED set, and their workers have WORKER_UNBOUND set.
- */
+/* the per-cpu worker pools */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(struct worker_pool [NR_STD_WORKER_POOLS],
 				     cpu_worker_pools);
 
 /*
- * idr of all pools.  Modifications are protected by workqueue_lock.  Read
- * accesses are protected by sched-RCU protected.
+ * R: idr of all pools.  Modifications are protected by workqueue_lock.
+ * Read accesses are protected by sched-RCU protected.
  */
 static DEFINE_IDR(worker_pool_idr);
 
@@ -890,13 +888,12 @@
  * recycled work item as currently executing and make it wait until the
  * current execution finishes, introducing an unwanted dependency.
  *
- * This function checks the work item address, work function and workqueue
- * to avoid false positives.  Note that this isn't complete as one may
- * construct a work function which can introduce dependency onto itself
- * through a recycled work item.  Well, if somebody wants to shoot oneself
- * in the foot that badly, there's only so much we can do, and if such
- * deadlock actually occurs, it should be easy to locate the culprit work
- * function.
+ * This function checks the work item address and work function to avoid
+ * false positives.  Note that this isn't complete as one may construct a
+ * work function which can introduce dependency onto itself through a
+ * recycled work item.  Well, if somebody wants to shoot oneself in the
+ * foot that badly, there's only so much we can do, and if such deadlock
+ * actually occurs, it should be easy to locate the culprit work function.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
  * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock).
@@ -1187,9 +1184,9 @@
 	get_pwq(pwq);
 
 	/*
-	 * Ensure either worker_sched_deactivated() sees the above
-	 * list_add_tail() or we see zero nr_running to avoid workers
-	 * lying around lazily while there are works to be processed.
+	 * Ensure either wq_worker_sleeping() sees the above
+	 * list_add_tail() or we see zero nr_running to avoid workers lying
+	 * around lazily while there are works to be processed.
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
 
@@ -1790,6 +1787,10 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(worker->task))
 		goto fail;
 
+	/*
+	 * set_cpus_allowed_ptr() will fail if the cpumask doesn't have any
+	 * online CPUs.  It'll be re-applied when any of the CPUs come up.
+	 */
 	set_user_nice(worker->task, pool->attrs->nice);
 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(worker->task, pool->attrs->cpumask);
 
@@ -1950,8 +1951,8 @@
  * sent to all rescuers with works scheduled on @pool to resolve
  * possible allocation deadlock.
  *
- * On return, need_to_create_worker() is guaranteed to be false and
- * may_start_working() true.
+ * On return, need_to_create_worker() is guaranteed to be %false and
+ * may_start_working() %true.
  *
  * LOCKING:
  * spin_lock_irq(pool->lock) which may be released and regrabbed
@@ -1959,7 +1960,7 @@
  * manager.
  *
  * RETURNS:
- * false if no action was taken and pool->lock stayed locked, true
+ * %false if no action was taken and pool->lock stayed locked, %true
  * otherwise.
  */
 static bool maybe_create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
@@ -2016,7 +2017,7 @@
  * multiple times.  Called only from manager.
  *
  * RETURNS:
- * false if no action was taken and pool->lock stayed locked, true
+ * %false if no action was taken and pool->lock stayed locked, %true
  * otherwise.
  */
 static bool maybe_destroy_workers(struct worker_pool *pool)
@@ -2268,11 +2269,11 @@
  * worker_thread - the worker thread function
  * @__worker: self
  *
- * The worker thread function.  There are NR_CPU_WORKER_POOLS dynamic pools
- * of these per each cpu.  These workers process all works regardless of
- * their specific target workqueue.  The only exception is works which
- * belong to workqueues with a rescuer which will be explained in
- * rescuer_thread().
+ * The worker thread function.  All workers belong to a worker_pool -
+ * either a per-cpu one or dynamic unbound one.  These workers process all
+ * work items regardless of their specific target workqueue.  The only
+ * exception is work items which belong to workqueues with a rescuer which
+ * will be explained in rescuer_thread().
  */
 static int worker_thread(void *__worker)
 {
@@ -2600,11 +2601,8 @@
  * flush_workqueue - ensure that any scheduled work has run to completion.
  * @wq: workqueue to flush
  *
- * Forces execution of the workqueue and blocks until its completion.
- * This is typically used in driver shutdown handlers.
- *
- * We sleep until all works which were queued on entry have been handled,
- * but we are not livelocked by new incoming ones.
+ * This function sleeps until all work items which were queued on entry
+ * have finished execution, but it is not livelocked by new incoming ones.
  */
 void flush_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 {
@@ -2794,7 +2792,7 @@
 
 		if (++flush_cnt == 10 ||
 		    (flush_cnt % 100 == 0 && flush_cnt <= 1000))
-			pr_warn("workqueue %s: flush on destruction isn't complete after %u tries\n",
+			pr_warn("workqueue %s: drain_workqueue() isn't complete after %u tries\n",
 				wq->name, flush_cnt);
 
 		local_irq_enable();
@@ -3576,7 +3574,9 @@
  * @pool: worker_pool to put
  *
  * Put @pool.  If its refcnt reaches zero, it gets destroyed in sched-RCU
- * safe manner.
+ * safe manner.  get_unbound_pool() calls this function on its failure path
+ * and this function should be able to release pools which went through,
+ * successfully or not, init_worker_pool().
  */
 static void put_unbound_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
 {
@@ -3602,7 +3602,11 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&workqueue_lock);
 
-	/* lock out manager and destroy all workers */
+	/*
+	 * Become the manager and destroy all workers.  Grabbing
+	 * manager_arb prevents @pool's workers from blocking on
+	 * manager_mutex.
+	 */
 	mutex_lock(&pool->manager_arb);
 	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
@@ -4339,7 +4343,7 @@
  * freeze_workqueues_begin - begin freezing workqueues
  *
  * Start freezing workqueues.  After this function returns, all freezable
- * workqueues will queue new works to their frozen_works list instead of
+ * workqueues will queue new works to their delayed_works list instead of
  * pool->worklist.
  *
  * CONTEXT: