diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
index c40a3701670a..8438b717b7b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
@@ -1787,6 +1787,11 @@ controlvm_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* parahotplug_worker */
 	parahotplug_process_list();
 
+/*
+ * The controlvm messages are sent in a bulk. If we start receiving messages, we
+ * want the polling to be fast. If we do not receive any message for
+ * MIN_IDLE_SECONDS, we can slow down the polling.
+ */
 schedule_out:
 	if (time_after(jiffies, chipset_dev->most_recent_message_jiffies +
 				(HZ * MIN_IDLE_SECONDS))) {