1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 1ec7158b6c1..33122ca04e7 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1208,6 +1208,9 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
  * .cpuinit.data => __cpudata
  * .memexitconst => __memconst
  * etc.
+ *
+ * The memory of returned value has been allocated on a heap. The user of this
+ * method should free it after usage.
 */
 static char *sec2annotation(const char *s)
 {
@@ -1230,7 +1233,7 @@ static char *sec2annotation(const char *s)
                         strcat(p, "data ");
                 else
                         strcat(p, " ");
-                return r; /* we leak her but we do not care */
+                return r;
         } else {
                 return strdup("");
         }