diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/builder.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/builder.rs
index 9d367748c2a8a..829b8899398ab 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/builder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/builder.rs
@@ -555,12 +555,33 @@ pub trait BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>:
     /// Called for `StorageDead`
     fn lifetime_end(&mut self, ptr: Self::Value, size: Size);
 
+    /// "Finally codegen the call"
+    ///
+    /// ## Arguments
+    ///
+    /// The `fn_attrs`, `fn_abi`, and `instance` arguments are Options because they are advisory.
+    /// They relate to optional codegen enhancements like LLVM CFI, and do not affect ABI per se.
+    /// Any ABI-related transformations should be handled by different, earlier stages of codegen.
+    /// For instance, in the caller of `BuilderMethods::call`.
+    ///
+    /// This means that a codegen backend which disregards `fn_attrs`, `fn_abi`, and `instance`
+    /// should still do correct codegen, and code should not be miscompiled if they are omitted.
+    /// It is not a miscompilation in this sense if it fails to run under CFI, other sanitizers, or
+    /// in the context of other compiler-enhanced security features.
+    ///
+    /// The typical case that they are None is during the codegen of intrinsics and lang-items,
+    /// as those are "fake functions" with only a trivial ABI if any, et cetera.
+    ///
+    /// ## Return
+    ///
+    /// Must return the value the function will return so it can be written to the destination,
+    /// assuming the function does not explicitly pass the destination as a pointer in `args`.
     fn call(
         &mut self,
         llty: Self::Type,
         fn_attrs: Option<&CodegenFnAttrs>,
         fn_abi: Option<&FnAbi<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>>,
-        llfn: Self::Value,
+        fn_val: Self::Value,
         args: &[Self::Value],
         funclet: Option<&Self::Funclet>,
         instance: Option<Instance<'tcx>>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/intrinsic.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/intrinsic.rs
index 7d0c6be4c650d..c5ecf43046c74 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/intrinsic.rs
@@ -6,16 +6,22 @@ use crate::mir::operand::OperandRef;
 use crate::mir::place::PlaceRef;
 
 pub trait IntrinsicCallBuilderMethods<'tcx>: BackendTypes {
+    /// Higher-level interface to emitting calls to intrinsics
+    ///
     /// Remember to add all intrinsics here, in `compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/mod.rs`,
     /// and in `library/core/src/intrinsics.rs`; if you need access to any LLVM intrinsics,
     /// add them to `compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/context.rs`.
     /// Returns `Err` if another instance should be called instead. This is used to invoke
     /// intrinsic default bodies in case an intrinsic is not implemented by the backend.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: allowed to call [`BuilderMethods::call`]
+    ///
+    /// [`BuilderMethods::call`]: super::builder::BuilderMethods::call
     fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
         &mut self,
         instance: ty::Instance<'tcx>,
         args: &[OperandRef<'tcx, Self::Value>],
-        result: PlaceRef<'tcx, Self::Value>,
+        result_dest: PlaceRef<'tcx, Self::Value>,
         span: Span,
     ) -> Result<(), ty::Instance<'tcx>>;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
index 21b7500e46fe0..d5767ca3786e8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
@@ -991,18 +991,16 @@ fn needs_fn_once_adapter_shim(
             Ok(false)
         }
         (ty::ClosureKind::Fn, ty::ClosureKind::FnMut) => {
-            // The closure fn `llfn` is a `fn(&self, ...)`. We want a
-            // `fn(&mut self, ...)`. In fact, at codegen time, these are
-            // basically the same thing, so we can just return llfn.
+            // The closure fn is a `fn(&self, ...)`, but we want a `fn(&mut self, ...)`.
+            // At codegen time, these are basically the same, so we can just return the closure.
             Ok(false)
         }
         (ty::ClosureKind::Fn | ty::ClosureKind::FnMut, ty::ClosureKind::FnOnce) => {
-            // The closure fn `llfn` is a `fn(&self, ...)` or `fn(&mut
-            // self, ...)`. We want a `fn(self, ...)`. We can produce
-            // this by doing something like:
+            // The closure fn is a `fn(&self, ...)` or `fn(&mut self, ...)`, but
+            // we want a `fn(self, ...)`. We can produce this by doing something like:
             //
-            //     fn call_once(self, ...) { call_mut(&self, ...) }
-            //     fn call_once(mut self, ...) { call_mut(&mut self, ...) }
+            //     fn call_once(self, ...) { Fn::call(&self, ...) }
+            //     fn call_once(mut self, ...) { FnMut::call_mut(&mut self, ...) }
             //
             // These are both the same at codegen time.
             Ok(true)