diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 6ea5cfb..9216910 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -908,12 +908,12 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_hw_rule_add);
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_mask
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_mask - apply the given bitmap mask constraint
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the mask
  * @mask: the bitmap mask
  *
- * Apply the constraint of the given bitmap mask to a mask parameter.
+ * Apply the constraint of the given bitmap mask to a 32-bit mask parameter.
  */
 int snd_pcm_hw_constraint_mask(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime, snd_pcm_hw_param_t var,
 			       u_int32_t mask)
@@ -928,12 +928,12 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_mask64
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_mask64 - apply the given bitmap mask constraint
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the mask
  * @mask: the 64bit bitmap mask
  *
- * Apply the constraint of the given bitmap mask to a mask parameter.
+ * Apply the constraint of the given bitmap mask to a 64-bit mask parameter.
  */
 int snd_pcm_hw_constraint_mask64(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime, snd_pcm_hw_param_t var,
 				 u_int64_t mask)
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer - apply an integer constraint to an interval
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the integer constraint
  *
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer);
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax - apply a min/max range constraint to an interval
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the range
  * @min: the minimal value
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@
 
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list - apply a list of constraints to a parameter
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @cond: condition bits
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the list constraint
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_ratnums
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_ratnums - apply ratnums constraint to a parameter
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @cond: condition bits
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the ratnums constraint
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_ratdens
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_ratdens - apply ratdens constraint to a parameter
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @cond: condition bits
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the ratdens constraint
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_msbits
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_msbits - add a hw constraint msbits rule
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @cond: condition bits
  * @width: sample bits width
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_step
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_step - add a hw constraint step rule
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @cond: condition bits
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the step constraint
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
 }		
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_pow2
+ * snd_pcm_hw_constraint_pow2 - add a hw constraint power-of-2 rule
  * @runtime: PCM runtime instance
  * @cond: condition bits
  * @var: hw_params variable to apply the power-of-2 constraint
@@ -1202,13 +1202,13 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(_snd_pcm_hw_params_any);
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_param_value
+ * snd_pcm_hw_param_value - return @params field @var value
  * @params: the hw_params instance
  * @var: parameter to retrieve
- * @dir: pointer to the direction (-1,0,1) or NULL
+ * @dir: pointer to the direction (-1,0,1) or %NULL
  *
- * Return the value for field PAR if it's fixed in configuration space 
- *  defined by PARAMS. Return -EINVAL otherwise
+ * Return the value for field @var if it's fixed in configuration space
+ * defined by @params. Return -%EINVAL otherwise.
  */
 int snd_pcm_hw_param_value(const struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 			   snd_pcm_hw_param_t var, int *dir)
@@ -1271,13 +1271,13 @@
 
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_param_first
+ * snd_pcm_hw_param_first - refine config space and return minimum value
  * @pcm: PCM instance
  * @params: the hw_params instance
  * @var: parameter to retrieve
- * @dir: pointer to the direction (-1,0,1) or NULL
+ * @dir: pointer to the direction (-1,0,1) or %NULL
  *
- * Inside configuration space defined by PARAMS remove from PAR all 
+ * Inside configuration space defined by @params remove from @var all
  * values > minimum. Reduce configuration space accordingly.
  * Return the minimum.
  */
@@ -1317,13 +1317,13 @@
 
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_param_last
+ * snd_pcm_hw_param_last - refine config space and return maximum value
  * @pcm: PCM instance
  * @params: the hw_params instance
  * @var: parameter to retrieve
- * @dir: pointer to the direction (-1,0,1) or NULL
+ * @dir: pointer to the direction (-1,0,1) or %NULL
  *
- * Inside configuration space defined by PARAMS remove from PAR all 
+ * Inside configuration space defined by @params remove from @var all
  * values < maximum. Reduce configuration space accordingly.
  * Return the maximum.
  */
@@ -1345,11 +1345,11 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_hw_param_last);
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_hw_param_choose
+ * snd_pcm_hw_param_choose - choose a configuration defined by @params
  * @pcm: PCM instance
  * @params: the hw_params instance
  *
- * Choose one configuration from configuration space defined by PARAMS
+ * Choose one configuration from configuration space defined by @params.
  * The configuration chosen is that obtained fixing in this order:
  * first access, first format, first subformat, min channels,
  * min rate, min period time, max buffer size, min tick time
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index e61e125..aef18682 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -875,10 +875,8 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_start
+ * snd_pcm_start - start all linked streams
  * @substream: the PCM substream instance
- *
- * Start all linked streams.
  */
 int snd_pcm_start(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
@@ -926,12 +924,11 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_stop
+ * snd_pcm_stop - try to stop all running streams in the substream group
  * @substream: the PCM substream instance
  * @state: PCM state after stopping the stream
  *
- * Try to stop all running streams in the substream group.
- * The state of each stream is changed to the given value after that unconditionally.
+ * The state of each stream is then changed to the given state unconditionally.
  */
 int snd_pcm_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int state)
 {
@@ -941,11 +938,10 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_stop);
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_drain_done
+ * snd_pcm_drain_done - stop the DMA only when the given stream is playback
  * @substream: the PCM substream
  *
- * Stop the DMA only when the given stream is playback.
- * The state is changed to SETUP.
+ * After stopping, the state is changed to SETUP.
  * Unlike snd_pcm_stop(), this affects only the given stream.
  */
 int snd_pcm_drain_done(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -1065,10 +1061,9 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_suspend
+ * snd_pcm_suspend - trigger SUSPEND to all linked streams
  * @substream: the PCM substream
  *
- * Trigger SUSPEND to all linked streams.
  * After this call, all streams are changed to SUSPENDED state.
  */
 int snd_pcm_suspend(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -1088,10 +1083,9 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_suspend);
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_suspend_all
+ * snd_pcm_suspend_all - trigger SUSPEND to all substreams in the given pcm
  * @pcm: the PCM instance
  *
- * Trigger SUSPEND to all substreams in the given pcm.
  * After this call, all streams are changed to SUSPENDED state.
  */
 int snd_pcm_suspend_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
@@ -1313,11 +1307,9 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_prepare
+ * snd_pcm_prepare - prepare the PCM substream to be triggerable
  * @substream: the PCM substream instance
  * @file: file to refer f_flags
- *
- * Prepare the PCM substream to be triggerable.
  */
 static int snd_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			   struct file *file)