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diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index 3351659200e6..9e3ebd2ef65f 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void *vmemdup_user(const void __user *src, size_t len)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmemdup_user);
-/*
+/**
* strndup_user - duplicate an existing string from user space
* @s: The string to duplicate
* @n: Maximum number of bytes to copy, including the trailing NUL.
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ void *kvmalloc_node(size_t size, gfp_t flags, int node)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kvmalloc_node);
+/**
+ * kvfree() - Free memory.
+ * @addr: Pointer to allocated memory.
+ *
+ * kvfree frees memory allocated by any of vmalloc(), kmalloc() or kvmalloc().
+ * It is slightly more efficient to use kfree() or vfree() if you are certain
+ * that you know which one to use.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context except NMI.
+ */
void kvfree(const void *addr)
{
if (is_vmalloc_addr(addr))