1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/timer.h b/include/timer.h
index d33a26e28f..311ce6b2c3 100644
--- a/include/timer.h
+++ b/include/timer.h
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@
 #define timer_get_ops(dev)	((struct timer_ops *)(dev)->driver->ops)
 
 /**
- * dm_timer_init() - initialize a timer for time keeping. On success
- * initializes gd->timer so that lib/timer can use it for future
- * referrence.
+ * dm_timer_init() - set up a timer for time keeping
  *
- * Return: 0 on success or error number
+ * Sets up gd->timer if the device is not already bound, making sure it is
+ * probed and ready for use
+ *
+ * On success, inits gd->timer so that lib/timer can use it for future reference
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -EAGAIN if driver model is not ready yet, -ENODEV if
+ * no timer could be found, other error if the timer could not be bound or
+ * probed
  */
 int dm_timer_init(void);