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diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 524220fe1af6..36da42cd0774 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ struct snd_pcm_ops {
#define SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_BE _SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT(S24_BE)
#define SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U24_LE _SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT(U24_LE)
#define SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U24_BE _SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT(U24_BE)
+// For S32/U32 formats, 'msbits' hardware parameter is often used to deliver information about the
+// available bit count in most significant bit. It's for the case of so-called 'left-justified' or
+// `right-padding` sample which has less width than 32 bit.
#define SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE _SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT(S32_LE)
#define SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_BE _SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT(S32_BE)
#define SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U32_LE _SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT(U32_LE)