diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 738d434..72ea798 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -8617,6 +8617,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_dpipe_table_unregister);
  *	@resource_id: resource's id
  *	@parent_resource_id: resource's parent id
  *	@size_params: size parameters
+ *
+ *	Generic resources should reuse the same names across drivers.
+ *	Please see the generic resources list at:
+ *	Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-resource.rst
  */
 int devlink_resource_register(struct devlink *devlink,
 			      const char *resource_name,