2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h b/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h
index c6b3ca3af6df..1f716d9f714b 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ struct fw_cdev_send_response {
  * The @closure field is passed back to userspace in the response event.
  * The @handle field is an out parameter, returning a handle to the allocated
  * range to be used for later deallocation of the range.
+ *
+ * The address range is allocated on all local nodes.  The address allocation
+ * is exclusive except for the FCP command and response registers.
  */
 struct fw_cdev_allocate {
         __u64 offset;
diff --git a/include/linux/firewire.h b/include/linux/firewire.h
index 9416a461b696..a0e67150a729 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire.h
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ typedef void (*fw_transaction_callback_t)(struct fw_card *card, int rcode,
                                           void *data, size_t length,
                                           void *callback_data);
 /*
- * Important note:  The callback must guarantee that either fw_send_response()
- * or kfree() is called on the @request.
+ * Important note:  Except for the FCP registers, the callback must guarantee
+ * that either fw_send_response() or kfree() is called on the @request.
  */
 typedef void (*fw_address_callback_t)(struct fw_card *card,
                                       struct fw_request *request,