diff --git a/pkg/daemon/controller_linux.go b/pkg/daemon/controller_linux.go
index e238fc527e2..3576d7ace0a 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/controller_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/controller_linux.go
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ func (c *Controller) handlePod(key string) error {
 	}
 
 	// set default nic bandwidth
+	//  ovsIngress and ovsEgress are derived from the pod's egress and ingress rate annotations respectively, their roles are reversed from the OVS interface perspective.
 	ifaceID := ovs.PodNameToPortName(podName, pod.Namespace, util.OvnProvider)
 	ovsIngress := pod.Annotations[util.EgressRateAnnotation]
 	ovsEgress := pod.Annotations[util.IngressRateAnnotation]