diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/time.c b/arch/arc/kernel/time.c
index f92cfb14ecd3..dbe74f418019 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/time.c
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ static struct clocksource arc_counter = {
 /********** Clock Event Device *********/
 
 /*
- * Arm the timer to interrupt after @limit cycles
+ * Arm the timer to interrupt after @cycles
  * The distinction for oneshot/periodic is done in arc_event_timer_ack() below
  */
-static void arc_timer_event_setup(unsigned int limit)
+static void arc_timer_event_setup(unsigned int cycles)
 {
-	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_LIMIT, limit);
+	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_LIMIT, cycles);
 	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_CNT, 0);	/* start from 0 */
 
 	write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_TIMER0_CTRL, TIMER_CTRL_IE | TIMER_CTRL_NH);
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ static void arc_clkevent_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 {
 	switch (mode) {
 	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC:
+                /*
+                 * At X Hz, 1 sec = 1000ms -> X cycles;
+                 *                    10ms -> X / 100 cycles
+                 */
 		arc_timer_event_setup(arc_get_core_freq() / HZ);
 		break;
 	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT:
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/tlbex.S b/arch/arc/mm/tlbex.S
index 79bfc81358c9..d572f1c2c724 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/tlbex.S
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/tlbex.S
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ ex_saved_reg1:
 
 .macro CONV_PTE_TO_TLB
 	and    r3, r0, PTE_BITS_RWX	;       r w x
-	lsl    r2, r3, 3		; r w x 0 0 0
+	lsl    r2, r3, 3		; r w x 0 0 0 (GLOBAL, kernel only)
 	and.f  0,  r0, _PAGE_GLOBAL
-	or.z   r2, r2, r3		; r w x r w x
+	or.z   r2, r2, r3		; r w x r w x (!GLOBAL, user page)
 
 	and r3, r0, PTE_BITS_NON_RWX_IN_PD1 ; Extract PFN+cache bits from PTE
 	or  r3, r3, r2