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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/etags.el b/lisp/progmodes/etags.el
index 8efdae6060f..cb95f29b5fe 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/etags.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/etags.el
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ Otherwise, `find-tag-default' is used."
(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'find-tag-marker-ring-length
'tags-location-ring-length "25.1")
-(defvar tags-location-ring-length 16)
+(defvar tags-location-ring-length 16
+ "Size of the find-tag marker ring.
+This variable has no effect, and is kept only for backward compatibility.
+The actual size of the find-tag marker ring is unlimited.")
(defcustom tags-tag-face 'default
"Face for tags in the output of `tags-apropos'."
@@ -181,8 +184,9 @@ Example value:
(sexp :tag "Tags to search")))
:version "21.1")
-;; Obsolete variable kept for compatibility. We don't use it in any way.
-(defvar find-tag-marker-ring (make-ring 16))
+(defvar find-tag-marker-ring (make-ring 16)
+ "Find-tag marker ring.
+Obsolete variable kept for compatibility. It is not used in any way.")
(make-obsolete-variable
'find-tag-marker-ring
"use `xref-push-marker-stack' or `xref-go-back' instead."