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diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 5766c61aed0e..2dd7ce0416d8 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ int ipcperms(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp, short flg);
* ipc_get_maxidx - get the highest assigned index
* @ids: ipc identifier set
*
+ * The function returns the highest assigned index for @ids. The function
+ * doesn't scan the idr tree, it uses a cached value.
+ *
* Called with ipc_ids.rwsem held for reading.
*/
static inline int ipc_get_maxidx(struct ipc_ids *ids)