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diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index 56e057c432f9..fd13166949b5 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -684,10 +684,18 @@ static void free_map_bootmem(struct page *memmap)
#endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE */
#endif /* CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP */
-/*
- * returns the number of sections whose mem_maps were properly
- * set. If this is <=0, then that means that the passed-in
- * map was not consumed and must be freed.
+/**
+ * sparse_add_one_section - add a memory section
+ * @nid: The node to add section on
+ * @start_pfn: start pfn of the memory range
+ * @altmap: device page map
+ *
+ * This is only intended for hotplug.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * 0 - On success.
+ * * -EEXIST - Section has been present.
+ * * -ENOMEM - Out of memory.
*/
int __meminit sparse_add_one_section(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
struct vmem_altmap *altmap)