diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index e1ee1be7e49b..85c924bc21b1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4082,12 +4082,20 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		of new data availability is sent.
  * 		If **BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP** is specified in *flags*, notification
  * 		of new data availability is sent unconditionally.
+ * 		If **0** is specified in *flags*, an adaptive notification
+ * 		of new data availability is sent.
+ *
+ * 		An adaptive notification is a notification sent whenever the user-space
+ * 		process has caught up and consumed all available payloads. In case the user-space
+ * 		process is still processing a previous payload, then no notification is needed
+ * 		as it will process the newly added payload automatically.
  * 	Return
  * 		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
  *
  * void *bpf_ringbuf_reserve(void *ringbuf, u64 size, u64 flags)
  * 	Description
  * 		Reserve *size* bytes of payload in a ring buffer *ringbuf*.
+ * 		*flags* must be 0.
  * 	Return
  * 		Valid pointer with *size* bytes of memory available; NULL,
  * 		otherwise.
@@ -4099,6 +4107,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		of new data availability is sent.
  * 		If **BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP** is specified in *flags*, notification
  * 		of new data availability is sent unconditionally.
+ * 		If **0** is specified in *flags*, an adaptive notification
+ * 		of new data availability is sent.
+ *
+ * 		See 'bpf_ringbuf_output()' for the definition of adaptive notification.
  * 	Return
  * 		Nothing. Always succeeds.
  *
@@ -4109,6 +4121,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		of new data availability is sent.
  * 		If **BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP** is specified in *flags*, notification
  * 		of new data availability is sent unconditionally.
+ * 		If **0** is specified in *flags*, an adaptive notification
+ * 		of new data availability is sent.
+ *
+ * 		See 'bpf_ringbuf_output()' for the definition of adaptive notification.
  * 	Return
  * 		Nothing. Always succeeds.
  *
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index e1ee1be7e49b..85c924bc21b1 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4082,12 +4082,20 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		of new data availability is sent.
  * 		If **BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP** is specified in *flags*, notification
  * 		of new data availability is sent unconditionally.
+ * 		If **0** is specified in *flags*, an adaptive notification
+ * 		of new data availability is sent.
+ *
+ * 		An adaptive notification is a notification sent whenever the user-space
+ * 		process has caught up and consumed all available payloads. In case the user-space
+ * 		process is still processing a previous payload, then no notification is needed
+ * 		as it will process the newly added payload automatically.
  * 	Return
  * 		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
  *
  * void *bpf_ringbuf_reserve(void *ringbuf, u64 size, u64 flags)
  * 	Description
  * 		Reserve *size* bytes of payload in a ring buffer *ringbuf*.
+ * 		*flags* must be 0.
  * 	Return
  * 		Valid pointer with *size* bytes of memory available; NULL,
  * 		otherwise.
@@ -4099,6 +4107,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		of new data availability is sent.
  * 		If **BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP** is specified in *flags*, notification
  * 		of new data availability is sent unconditionally.
+ * 		If **0** is specified in *flags*, an adaptive notification
+ * 		of new data availability is sent.
+ *
+ * 		See 'bpf_ringbuf_output()' for the definition of adaptive notification.
  * 	Return
  * 		Nothing. Always succeeds.
  *
@@ -4109,6 +4121,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		of new data availability is sent.
  * 		If **BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP** is specified in *flags*, notification
  * 		of new data availability is sent unconditionally.
+ * 		If **0** is specified in *flags*, an adaptive notification
+ * 		of new data availability is sent.
+ *
+ * 		See 'bpf_ringbuf_output()' for the definition of adaptive notification.
  * 	Return
  * 		Nothing. Always succeeds.
  *