diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index ef349a7616096ef49f840fc1283a9d4b276c2777..dce0a8a217bb4b3fd47bf7dc222963b237753e41 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -429,6 +429,14 @@ void ima_post_path_mknod(struct dentry *dentry)
  */
 int ima_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id read_id)
 {
+	/*
+	 * READING_FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER
+	 *
+	 * Do devices using pre-allocated memory run the risk of the
+	 * firmware being accessible to the device prior to the completion
+	 * of IMA's signature verification any more than when using two
+	 * buffers?
+	 */
 	return 0;
 }