ccw->count = sizeof(*thinint_area);
                ccw->cda = (__u32)(unsigned long) thinint_area;
        } else {
+               /* payload is the address of the indicators */
                indicatorp = kmalloc(sizeof(&vcdev->indicators),
                                     GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!indicatorp)
                        return;
                *indicatorp = 0;
                ccw->cmd_code = CCW_CMD_SET_IND;
-               ccw->count = sizeof(vcdev->indicators);
+               ccw->count = sizeof(&vcdev->indicators);
                ccw->cda = (__u32)(unsigned long) indicatorp;
        }
        /* Deregister indicators from host. */
                }
        }
        ret = -ENOMEM;
-       /* We need a data area under 2G to communicate. */
+       /*
+        * We need a data area under 2G to communicate. Our payload is
+        * the address of the indicators.
+       */
        indicatorp = kmalloc(sizeof(&vcdev->indicators), GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!indicatorp)
                goto out;
                vcdev->indicators = 0;
                ccw->cmd_code = CCW_CMD_SET_IND;
                ccw->flags = 0;
-               ccw->count = sizeof(vcdev->indicators);
+               ccw->count = sizeof(&vcdev->indicators);
                ccw->cda = (__u32)(unsigned long) indicatorp;
                ret = ccw_io_helper(vcdev, ccw, VIRTIO_CCW_DOING_SET_IND);
                if (ret)
        vcdev->indicators2 = 0;
        ccw->cmd_code = CCW_CMD_SET_CONF_IND;
        ccw->flags = 0;
-       ccw->count = sizeof(vcdev->indicators2);
+       ccw->count = sizeof(&vcdev->indicators2);
        ccw->cda = (__u32)(unsigned long) indicatorp;
        ret = ccw_io_helper(vcdev, ccw, VIRTIO_CCW_DOING_SET_CONF_IND);
        if (ret)