diff --git a/include/linux/cache.h b/include/linux/cache.h
index 750621e..d742c57 100644
--- a/include/linux/cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/cache.h
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 
 /*
  * __read_mostly is used to keep rarely changing variables out of frequently
- * updated cachelines. If an architecture doesn't support it, ignore the
- * hint.
+ * updated cachelines. Its use should be reserved for data that is used
+ * frequently in hot paths. Performance traces can help decide when to use
+ * this. You want __read_mostly data to be tightly packed, so that in the
+ * best case multiple frequently read variables for a hot path will be next
+ * to each other in order to reduce the number of cachelines needed to
+ * execute a critical path. We should be mindful and selective of its use.
+ * ie: if you're going to use it please supply a *good* justification in your
+ * commit log
  */
 #ifndef __read_mostly
 #define __read_mostly
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@
  * but may get written to during init, so can't live in .rodata (via "const").
  */
 #ifndef __ro_after_init
-#define __ro_after_init __attribute__((__section__(".data..ro_after_init")))
+#define __ro_after_init __section(".data..ro_after_init")
 #endif
 
 #ifndef ____cacheline_aligned