diff --git a/lib/ratelimit.c b/lib/ratelimit.c
index 09f5ce1810dcc02ddb99696d255ed3ad6436f30b..b4cd24ff9b29713d27171189b913422c243355e3 100644
--- a/lib/ratelimit.c
+++ b/lib/ratelimit.c
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@
 /*
  * __ratelimit - rate limiting
  * @rs: ratelimit_state data
+ * @func: name of calling function
  *
- * This enforces a rate limit: not more than @rs->ratelimit_burst callbacks
- * in every @rs->ratelimit_jiffies
+ * This enforces a rate limit: not more than @rs->burst callbacks
+ * in every @rs->interval
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * 0 means callbacks will be suppressed.
+ * 1 means go ahead and do it.
  */
 int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func)
 {