diff --git a/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c b/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c
index a26dd8bcfcdb..2f8829b3541a 100644
--- a/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c
+++ b/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c
@@ -288,13 +288,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wp_shared_mapping_range);
  * @end: Pointer to the number of the last set bit in @bitmap.
  * none set. The value is modified as new bits are set by the function.
  *
- * Note: When this function returns there is no guarantee that a CPU has
+ * When this function returns there is no guarantee that a CPU has
  * not already dirtied new ptes. However it will not clean any ptes not
  * reported in the bitmap. The guarantees are as follows:
- * a) All ptes dirty when the function starts executing will end up recorded
- *    in the bitmap.
- * b) All ptes dirtied after that will either remain dirty, be recorded in the
- *    bitmap or both.
+ *
+ * * All ptes dirty when the function starts executing will end up recorded
+ *   in the bitmap.
+ * * All ptes dirtied after that will either remain dirty, be recorded in the
+ *   bitmap or both.
  *
  * If a caller needs to make sure all dirty ptes are picked up and none
  * additional are added, it first needs to write-protect the address-space