diff --git a/srtcore/buffer_rcv.h b/srtcore/buffer_rcv.h
index 490d281d9..589cf2bc0 100644
--- a/srtcore/buffer_rcv.h
+++ b/srtcore/buffer_rcv.h
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ class CRcvBufferNew
     ///                   IF skipseqno == -1, no missing packet but 1st not ready to play.
     PacketInfo getFirstValidPacketInfo() const;
 
-    /// Get information on the packets available to be read
-    /// @returns a pair of sequence numbers
+    /// Get information on packets available to be read.
+    /// @returns a pair of sequence numbers (first available; first unavailable).
+    /// 
+    /// @note CSeqNo::seqoff(first, second) is 0 if nothing to read.
     std::pair<int, int> getAvailablePacketsRange() const;
 
     size_t countReadable() const;
diff --git a/srtcore/core.cpp b/srtcore/core.cpp
index b140c6422..01c234c32 100644
--- a/srtcore/core.cpp
+++ b/srtcore/core.cpp
@@ -7734,7 +7734,7 @@ void srt::CUDT::releaseSynch()
 // [[using locked(m_RcvBufferLock)]];
 int32_t srt::CUDT::ackDataUpTo(int32_t ack)
 {
-    const int acksize = CSeqNo::seqoff(m_iRcvLastSkipAck, ack);
+    const int acksize SRT_ATR_UNUSED = CSeqNo::seqoff(m_iRcvLastSkipAck, ack);
 
     HLOGC(xtlog.Debug, log << "ackDataUpTo: %" << m_iRcvLastSkipAck << " -> %" << ack
             << " (" << acksize << " packets)");
@@ -7750,21 +7750,15 @@ int32_t srt::CUDT::ackDataUpTo(int32_t ack)
         LOGC(xtlog.Error, log << "IPE: Acknowledged seqno %" << ack << " outruns the RCV buffer state %" << range.first
             << " - %" << range.second);
     }
-    return acksize;
+    return CSeqNo::decseq(range.second);
 #else
     // NOTE: This is new towards UDT and prevents spurious
     // wakeup of select/epoll functions when no new packets
     // were signed off for extraction.
     if (acksize > 0)
     {
-        const int distance = m_pRcvBuffer->ackData(acksize);
-        return CSeqNo::decseq(ack, distance);
+        m_pRcvBuffer->ackData(acksize);
     }
-
-    // If nothing was confirmed, then use the current buffer span
-    const int distance = m_pRcvBuffer->getRcvDataSize();
-    if (distance > 0)
-        return CSeqNo::decseq(ack, distance);
     return ack;
 #endif
 }
@@ -8006,7 +8000,7 @@ int srt::CUDT::sendCtrlAck(CPacket& ctrlpkt, int size)
     // IF ack %> m_iRcvLastAck
     if (CSeqNo::seqcmp(ack, m_iRcvLastAck) > 0)
     {
-        const int32_t first_seq SRT_ATR_UNUSED = ackDataUpTo(ack);
+        const int32_t group_read_seq SRT_ATR_UNUSED = ackDataUpTo(ack);
         InvertedLock un_bufflock (m_RcvBufferLock);
 
 #if ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_BONDING
@@ -8101,7 +8095,7 @@ int srt::CUDT::sendCtrlAck(CPacket& ctrlpkt, int size)
                     // The current "APP reader" needs to simply decide as to whether
                     // the next CUDTGroup::recv() call should return with no blocking or not.
                     // When the group is read-ready, it should update its pollers as it sees fit.
-                    m_parent->m_GroupOf->updateReadState(m_SocketID, first_seq);
+                    m_parent->m_GroupOf->updateReadState(m_SocketID, group_read_seq);
                 }
             }
 #endif
diff --git a/srtcore/core.h b/srtcore/core.h
index 54c3927e2..71aef9f0a 100644
--- a/srtcore/core.h
+++ b/srtcore/core.h
@@ -1043,7 +1043,13 @@ class CUDT
     int processConnectRequest(const sockaddr_any& addr, CPacket& packet);
     static void addLossRecord(std::vector<int32_t>& lossrecord, int32_t lo, int32_t hi);
     int32_t bake(const sockaddr_any& addr, int32_t previous_cookie = 0, int correction = 0);
+
+    /// @brief Acknowledge reading position up to the @p seq.
+    /// Updates m_iRcvLastAck and m_iRcvLastSkipAck to @p seq.
+    /// @param seq first unacknowledged packet sequence number.
+    /// @return 
     int32_t ackDataUpTo(int32_t seq);
+
     void handleKeepalive(const char* data, size_t lenghth);
 
     /// Locks m_RcvBufferLock and retrieves the available size of the receiver buffer.
diff --git a/srtcore/group.h b/srtcore/group.h
index 9927a2f6d..c61835e1b 100644
--- a/srtcore/group.h
+++ b/srtcore/group.h
@@ -341,7 +341,12 @@ class CUDTGroup
     void         addEPoll(int eid);
     void         removeEPollEvents(const int eid);
     void         removeEPollID(const int eid);
+
+    /// @brief Update read-ready state.
+    /// @param sock member socket ID (unused)
+    /// @param sequence the latest packet sequence number available for reading.
     void         updateReadState(SRTSOCKET sock, int32_t sequence);
+
     void         updateWriteState();
     void         updateFailedLink();
     void         activateUpdateEvent(bool still_have_items);