diff --git a/sys/sys/bufobj.h b/sys/sys/bufobj.h
index 657702c17e2c..2dc440a6398e 100644
--- a/sys/sys/bufobj.h
+++ b/sys/sys/bufobj.h
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ struct buf_ops {
 #define BO_WRITE(bo, bp)	((bo)->bo_ops->bop_write((bp)))
 #define BO_BDFLUSH(bo, bp)	((bo)->bo_ops->bop_bdflush((bo), (bp)))
 
+/*
+ * Locking notes:
+ * 'S' is sync_mtx
+ * 'v' is the vnode lock which embeds the bufobj.
+ * '-' Constant and unchanging after initialization.
+ */
 struct bufobj {
 	struct rwlock	bo_lock;	/* Lock which protects "i" things */
 	struct buf_ops	*bo_ops;	/* - Buffer operations */