diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/scsi_mid_low_api.rst b/Documentation/scsi/scsi_mid_low_api.rst
index a8c5bd15a4400..edfd179b9c7cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/scsi_mid_low_api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/scsi_mid_low_api.rst
@@ -1190,11 +1190,11 @@ Members of interest:
 		 - pointer to scsi_device object that this command is
                    associated with.
     resid
-		 - an LLD should set this signed integer to the requested
+		 - an LLD should set this unsigned integer to the requested
                    transfer length (i.e. 'request_bufflen') less the number
                    of bytes that are actually transferred. 'resid' is
                    preset to 0 so an LLD can ignore it if it cannot detect
-                   underruns (overruns should be rare). If possible an LLD
+                   underruns (overruns should not be reported). An LLD
                    should set 'resid' prior to invoking 'done'. The most
                    interesting case is data transfers from a SCSI target
                    device (e.g. READs) that underrun.