diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index b2698ebdcb31..28a5c9f0be87 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ static int newary(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 	sma->sem_nsems = nsems;
 	sma->sem_ctime = ktime_get_real_seconds();
 
+	/* ipc_addid() locks sma upon success. */
 	retval = ipc_addid(&sem_ids(ns), &sma->sem_perm, ns->sc_semmni);
 	if (retval < 0) {
 		call_rcu(&sma->sem_perm.rcu, sem_rcu_free);
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index bd652755d32c..378c929194ce 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ static int newseg(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 	shp->shm_file = file;
 	shp->shm_creator = current;
 
+	/* ipc_addid() locks shp upon success. */
 	error = ipc_addid(&shm_ids(ns), &shp->shm_perm, ns->shm_ctlmni);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto no_id;