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-rw-r--r--sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c14
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index d6d9419d8bac..37590f8320a3 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -2423,9 +2423,17 @@ int snd_seq_kernel_client_dispatch(int client, struct snd_seq_event * ev,
EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_seq_kernel_client_dispatch);
-/*
- * exported, called by kernel clients to perform same functions as with
- * userland ioctl()
+/**
+ * snd_seq_kernel_client_ctl - operate a command for a client with data in
+ * kernel space.
+ * @clientid: A numerical ID for a client.
+ * @cmd: An ioctl(2) command for ALSA sequencer operation.
+ * @arg: A pointer to data in kernel space.
+ *
+ * Against its name, both kernel/application client can be handled by this
+ * kernel API. A pointer of 'arg' argument should be in kernel space.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 at success. Negative error code at failure.
*/
int snd_seq_kernel_client_ctl(int clientid, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
{