diff --git a/rc/bin/cpurc b/rc/bin/cpurc
index 0436b0530..8fadee5fc 100755
--- a/rc/bin/cpurc
+++ b/rc/bin/cpurc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/rc
-# cpu server start up
+# the pccpuf kernel runs this file
+
 date > /env/boottime
 
 # mount points
diff --git a/rc/bin/cpurc.local b/rc/bin/cpurc.local
index 318406bf9..e33cf6e44 100755
--- a/rc/bin/cpurc.local
+++ b/rc/bin/cpurc.local
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/rc
-# local cpu startup
+# the 9pccpuf kernel runs this file
 
 # used only by upas, as default return domain appended to all unqualified
 # return addresses, even local ones
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ facedom=FACEDOM
 
 for(i in m i P S t u)
 	bind -a '#'^$i /dev >/dev/null >[2=1]
+
 mount -qa /srv/usb /dev
diff --git a/rc/bin/termrc b/rc/bin/termrc
index f33df232f..e9be0bb2b 100755
--- a/rc/bin/termrc
+++ b/rc/bin/termrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/rc
-# terminal startup
+# the 9pcf kernel runs this file
+
 TIMESYNCARGS=(-rLa1000000)
 NDBFILE=/lib/ndb/local
 
diff --git a/rc/bin/termrc.local b/rc/bin/termrc.local
index 962c77c01..526edd9ef 100755
--- a/rc/bin/termrc.local
+++ b/rc/bin/termrc.local
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/rc
-# local terminal startup
+# the 9pcf kernel runs this file
 
 # used only by upas, as default return domain appended to all unqualified
 # return addresses, even local ones