diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
index 0f60150..a855178 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ static void drm_mode_validate_flag(struct drm_connector *connector,
  * @connector vfunc for drivers that use the crtc helpers for output mode
  * filtering and detection.
  *
- * RETURNS:
- * Number of modes found on @connector.
+ * Returns:
+ * The number of modes found on @connector.
  */
 int drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(struct drm_connector *connector,
 					    uint32_t maxX, uint32_t maxY)
@@ -217,10 +217,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes);
  * drm_helper_encoder_in_use - check if a given encoder is in use
  * @encoder: encoder to check
  *
- * Walk @encoders's DRM device's mode_config and see if it's in use.
+ * Checks whether @encoder is with the current mode setting output configuration
+ * in use by any connector. This doesn't mean that it is actually enabled since
+ * the DPMS state is tracked separately.
  *
- * RETURNS:
- * True if @encoder is part of the mode_config, false otherwise.
+ * Returns:
+ * True if @encoder is used, false otherwise.
  */
 bool drm_helper_encoder_in_use(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
@@ -239,10 +241,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_helper_encoder_in_use);
  * drm_helper_crtc_in_use - check if a given CRTC is in a mode_config
  * @crtc: CRTC to check
  *
- * Walk @crtc's DRM device's mode_config and see if it's in use.
+ * Checks whether @crtc is with the current mode setting output configuration
+ * in use by any connector. This doesn't mean that it is actually enabled since
+ * the DPMS state is tracked separately.
  *
- * RETURNS:
- * True if @crtc is part of the mode_config, false otherwise.
+ * Returns:
+ * True if @crtc is used, false otherwise.
  */
 bool drm_helper_crtc_in_use(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
@@ -278,8 +282,11 @@ drm_encoder_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
  * drm_helper_disable_unused_functions - disable unused objects
  * @dev: DRM device
  *
- * If an connector or CRTC isn't part of @dev's mode_config, it can be disabled
- * by calling its dpms function, which should power it off.
+ * This function walks through the entire mode setting configuration of @dev. It
+ * will remove any crtc links of unused encoders and encoder links of
+ * disconnected connectors. Then it will disable all unused encoders and crtcs
+ * either by calling their disable callback if available or by calling their
+ * dpms callback with DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF.
  */
 void drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
@@ -358,8 +365,8 @@ drm_crtc_prepare_encoders(struct drm_device *dev)
  * drm_crtc_helper_set_config() helper function to drive the mode setting
  * sequence.
  *
- * RETURNS:
- * True if the mode was set successfully, or false otherwise.
+ * Returns:
+ * True if the mode was set successfully, false otherwise.
  */
 bool drm_crtc_helper_set_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			      struct drm_display_mode *mode,
@@ -559,8 +566,8 @@ drm_crtc_helper_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
  * kernel mode setting with the crtc helper functions and the assorted
  * ->prepare(), ->modeset() and ->commit() helper callbacks.
  *
- * RETURNS:
- * Returns 0 on success, -ERRNO on failure.
+ * Returns:
+ * Returns 0 on success, negative errno numbers on failure.
  */
 int drm_crtc_helper_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 {
@@ -916,6 +923,14 @@ void drm_helper_connector_dpms(struct drm_connector *connector, int mode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_helper_connector_dpms);
 
+/**
+ * drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct - fill out framebuffer metadata
+ * @fb: drm_framebuffer object to fill out
+ * @mode_cmd: metadata from the userspace fb creation request
+ *
+ * This helper can be used in a drivers fb_create callback to pre-fill the fb's
+ * metadata fields.
+ */
 void drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				    struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
 {
@@ -998,6 +1013,22 @@ void drm_helper_resume_force_mode(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_helper_resume_force_mode);
 
+/**
+ * drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event - fire off KMS hotplug events
+ * @dev: drm_device whose connector state changed
+ *
+ * This function fires off the uevent for userspace and also calls the
+ * output_poll_changed function, which is most commonly used to inform the fbdev
+ * emulation code and allow it to update the fbcon output configuration.
+ *
+ * Drivers should call this from their hotplug handling code when a change is
+ * detected. Note that this function does not do any output detection of its
+ * own, like drm_helper_hpd_irq_event() does - this is assumed to be done by the
+ * driver already.
+ *
+ * This function must be called from process context with no mode
+ * setting locks held.
+ */
 void drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	/* send a uevent + call fbdev */
@@ -1066,6 +1097,16 @@ static void output_poll_execute(struct work_struct *work)
 		schedule_delayed_work(delayed_work, DRM_OUTPUT_POLL_PERIOD);
 }
 
+/**
+ * drm_kms_helper_poll_disable - disable output polling
+ * @dev: drm_device
+ *
+ * This function disables the output polling work.
+ *
+ * Drivers can call this helper from their device suspend implementation. It is
+ * not an error to call this even when output polling isn't enabled or arlready
+ * disabled.
+ */
 void drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	if (!dev->mode_config.poll_enabled)
@@ -1074,6 +1115,16 @@ void drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_kms_helper_poll_disable);
 
+/**
+ * drm_kms_helper_poll_enable - re-enable output polling.
+ * @dev: drm_device
+ *
+ * This function re-enables the output polling work.
+ *
+ * Drivers can call this helper from their device resume implementation. It is
+ * an error to call this when the output polling support has not yet been set
+ * up.
+ */
 void drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	bool poll = false;
@@ -1093,6 +1144,25 @@ void drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_kms_helper_poll_enable);
 
+/**
+ * drm_kms_helper_poll_init - initialize and enable output polling
+ * @dev: drm_device
+ *
+ * This function intializes and then also enables output polling support for
+ * @dev. Drivers which do not have reliable hotplug support in hardware can use
+ * this helper infrastructure to regularly poll such connectors for changes in
+ * their connection state.
+ *
+ * Drivers can control which connectors are polled by setting the
+ * DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT and DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_DISCONNECT flags. On
+ * connectors where probing live outputs can result in visual distortion drivers
+ * should not set the DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_DISCONNECT flag to avoid this.
+ * Connectors which have no flag or only DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD set are
+ * completely ignored by the polling logic.
+ *
+ * Note that a connector can be both polled and probed from the hotplug handler,
+ * in case the hotplug interrupt is known to be unreliable.
+ */
 void drm_kms_helper_poll_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->mode_config.output_poll_work, output_poll_execute);
@@ -1102,12 +1172,39 @@ void drm_kms_helper_poll_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_kms_helper_poll_init);
 
+/**
+ * drm_kms_helper_poll_fini - disable output polling and clean it up
+ * @dev: drm_device
+ */
 void drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_kms_helper_poll_fini);
 
+/**
+ * drm_helper_hpd_irq_event - hotplug processing
+ * @dev: drm_device
+ *
+ * Drivers can use this helper function to run a detect cycle on all connectors
+ * which have the DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD flag set in their &polled member. All
+ * other connectors are ignored, which is useful to avoid reprobing fixed
+ * panels.
+ *
+ * This helper function is useful for drivers which can't or don't track hotplug
+ * interrupts for each connector.
+ *
+ * Drivers which support hotplug interrupts for each connector individually and
+ * which have a more fine-grained detect logic should bypass this code and
+ * directly call drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event() in case the connector state
+ * changed.
+ *
+ * This function must be called from process context with no mode
+ * setting locks held.
+ *
+ * Note that a connector can be both polled and probed from the hotplug handler,
+ * in case the hotplug interrupt is known to be unreliable.
+ */
 bool drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
