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diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index df343d1e6345..07e9d9258b48 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ int sync_page_range(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping,
EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_page_range);
/**
- * sync_page_range_nolock
+ * sync_page_range_nolock - write & wait on all pages in the passed range without locking
* @inode: target inode
* @mapping: target address_space
* @pos: beginning offset in pages to write
@@ -611,7 +611,10 @@ int __lock_page_killable(struct page *page)
sync_page_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
}
-/*
+/**
+ * __lock_page_nosync - get a lock on the page, without calling sync_page()
+ * @page: the page to lock
+ *
* Variant of lock_page that does not require the caller to hold a reference
* on the page's mapping.
*/
@@ -1538,9 +1541,20 @@ repeat:
return page;
}
-/*
+/**
+ * read_cache_page_async - read into page cache, fill it if needed
+ * @mapping: the page's address_space
+ * @index: the page index
+ * @filler: function to perform the read
+ * @data: destination for read data
+ *
* Same as read_cache_page, but don't wait for page to become unlocked
* after submitting it to the filler.
+ *
+ * Read into the page cache. If a page already exists, and PageUptodate() is
+ * not set, try to fill the page but don't wait for it to become unlocked.
+ *
+ * If the page does not get brought uptodate, return -EIO.
*/
struct page *read_cache_page_async(struct address_space *mapping,
pgoff_t index,