diff --git a/include/linux/sched/wake_q.h b/include/linux/sched/wake_q.h
index 10b19a192b2d..545f37138057 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/wake_q.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/wake_q.h
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
  * called near the end of a function. Otherwise, the list can be
  * re-initialized for later re-use by wake_q_init().
  *
- * Note that this can cause spurious wakeups. schedule() callers
+ * NOTE that this can cause spurious wakeups. schedule() callers
  * must ensure the call is done inside a loop, confirming that the
  * wakeup condition has in fact occurred.
+ *
+ * NOTE that there is no guarantee the wakeup will happen any later than the
+ * wake_q_add() location. Therefore task must be ready to be woken at the
+ * location of the wake_q_add().
  */
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index a674c7db2f29..cc814933f7d6 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -396,6 +396,18 @@ static bool set_nr_if_polling(struct task_struct *p)
 #endif
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * wake_q_add() - queue a wakeup for 'later' waking.
+ * @head: the wake_q_head to add @task to
+ * @task: the task to queue for 'later' wakeup
+ *
+ * Queue a task for later wakeup, most likely by the wake_up_q() call in the
+ * same context, _HOWEVER_ this is not guaranteed, the wakeup can come
+ * instantly.
+ *
+ * This function must be used as-if it were wake_up_process(); IOW the task
+ * must be ready to be woken at this location.
+ */
 void wake_q_add(struct wake_q_head *head, struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	struct wake_q_node *node = &task->wake_q;