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diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 58f715f7657e..9e5500dad14f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2437,8 +2437,14 @@ inside:
EXPORT_SYMBOL(hashlen_string);
/*
- * Calculate the length and hash of the path component, and
- * return the length as the result.
+ * hash_name - Calculate the length and hash of the path component
+ * @nd: the path resolution state
+ * @name: the pathname to read the component from
+ * @lastword: if the component fits in a single word, LAST_WORD_IS_DOT,
+ * LAST_WORD_IS_DOTDOT, or some other value depending on whether the
+ * component is '.', '..', or something else. Otherwise, @lastword is 0.
+ *
+ * Returns: a pointer to the terminating '/' or NUL character in @name.
*/
static inline const char *hash_name(struct nameidata *nd,
const char *name,