diff --git a/arch/lkl/kernel/cpu.c b/arch/lkl/kernel/cpu.c
index a41bdfd5bfb190..5ce2e75bb32f7e 100644
--- a/arch/lkl/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/lkl/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ void lkl_cpu_put(void)
 
 /*
  *	Debug tool. Essentially allows for assert(cpuLockTaken);
+ *
+ * 	Returns 1 meaning this thread owns the lock, 0 otherwise. 
  */
 
 static int lkl_check_cpu_owner()
diff --git a/arch/lkl/kernel/signal.c b/arch/lkl/kernel/signal.c
index 2c946d2ab243e6..5fa8d914772253 100644
--- a/arch/lkl/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/lkl/kernel/signal.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ static void handle_signal(struct ksignal *ksig, struct ucontext *uctx)
 /*
  *  Return only the signal of a given number, while snipping it from the list
  *  Used by the trap handler for sync signals such as SEGV, FPE.
+ * 
+ *  Returns 1 meaning a signal was found, 0 otherwise.
  */
 int get_given_ksignal(struct thread_info *task, struct ksignal* sig, int which)
 {
@@ -209,7 +211,8 @@ void append_ksignal_node(struct thread_info *task, struct ksignal *ksig)
         task->signal_list_head = node;
         task->signal_list_tail = node;
     } else { /* otherwise just the tail changes */
-        ptr->next = node; 
+        ptr->next = node;
+        task->signal_list_tail = node; 
     }
 
     spin_unlock(&task->signal_list_lock);