diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index 70a1c60..68030e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@
  *			The "flags" parameter's possible values are
  *			explained above with "DEVFREQ_FLAG_*" macros.
  * @get_dev_status:	The device should provide the current performance
- *			status to devfreq, which is used by governors.
+ *			status to devfreq. Governors are recommended not to
+ *			use this directly. Instead, governors are recommended
+ *			to use devfreq_update_stats() along with
+ *			devfreq.last_status.
  * @get_cur_freq:	The device should provide the current frequency
  *			at which it is operating.
  * @exit:		An optional callback that is called when devfreq
@@ -208,6 +211,10 @@
 /**
  * devfreq_update_stats() - update the last_status pointer in struct devfreq
  * @df:		the devfreq instance whose status needs updating
+ *
+ *  Governors are recommended to use this function along with last_status,
+ * which allows other entities to reuse the last_status without affecting
+ * the values fetched later by governors.
  */
 static inline int devfreq_update_stats(struct devfreq *df)
 {