diff --git a/drivers/pci/iomap.c b/drivers/pci/iomap.c
index c9725428e387..ea3b9842132a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/iomap.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/iomap.c
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
  *
  * @maxlen specifies the maximum length to map. If you want to get access to
  * the complete BAR from offset to the end, pass %0 here.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This function is never managed, even if you initialized with
+ * pcim_enable_device().
+ * If you need automatic cleanup, use pcim_iomap_range().
  * */
 void __iomem *pci_iomap_range(struct pci_dev *dev,
 			      int bar,
@@ -63,6 +68,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_iomap_range);
  *
  * @maxlen specifies the maximum length to map. If you want to get access to
  * the complete BAR from offset to the end, pass %0 here.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This function is never managed, even if you initialized with
+ * pcim_enable_device().
  * */
 void __iomem *pci_iomap_wc_range(struct pci_dev *dev,
 				 int bar,
@@ -106,6 +115,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_iomap_wc_range);
  *
  * @maxlen specifies the maximum length to map. If you want to get access to
  * the complete BAR without checking for its length first, pass %0 here.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This function is never managed, even if you initialized with
+ * pcim_enable_device().
+ * If you need automatic cleanup, use pcim_iomap().
  * */
 void __iomem *pci_iomap(struct pci_dev *dev, int bar, unsigned long maxlen)
 {
@@ -127,6 +141,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_iomap);
  *
  * @maxlen specifies the maximum length to map. If you want to get access to
  * the complete BAR without checking for its length first, pass %0 here.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This function is never managed, even if you initialized with
+ * pcim_enable_device().
  * */
 void __iomem *pci_iomap_wc(struct pci_dev *dev, int bar, unsigned long maxlen)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index adf3c627c712..5c8bca2c5945 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -3969,6 +3969,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_release_region);
  * @res_name: Name to be associated with resource.
  * @exclusive: whether the region access is exclusive or not
  *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ *
  * Mark the PCI region associated with PCI device @pdev BAR @bar as
  * being reserved by owner @res_name.  Do not access any
  * address inside the PCI regions unless this call returns
@@ -3980,6 +3982,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_release_region);
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, or %EBUSY on error.  A warning
  * message is also printed on failure.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This is a "hybrid" function: Its normally unmanaged, but becomes managed
+ * when pcim_enable_device() has been called in advance.
+ * This hybrid feature is DEPRECATED! If you need to implement a new pci
+ * function that does automatic cleanup, write a new pcim_* function that uses
+ * devres directly.
  */
 static int __pci_request_region(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bar,
 				const char *res_name, int exclusive)
@@ -4028,6 +4037,8 @@ static int __pci_request_region(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bar,
  * @bar: BAR to be reserved
  * @res_name: Name to be associated with resource
  *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ *
  * Mark the PCI region associated with PCI device @pdev BAR @bar as
  * being reserved by owner @res_name.  Do not access any
  * address inside the PCI regions unless this call returns
@@ -4035,6 +4046,12 @@ static int __pci_request_region(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bar,
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, or %EBUSY on error.  A warning
  * message is also printed on failure.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This is a "hybrid" function: Its normally unmanaged, but becomes managed
+ * when pcim_enable_device() has been called in advance.
+ * This hybrid feature is DEPRECATED! If you want managed cleanup, use the
+ * pcim_* functions instead.
  */
 int pci_request_region(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bar, const char *res_name)
 {
@@ -4060,6 +4077,13 @@ void pci_release_selected_regions(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bars)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_release_selected_regions);
 
+/*
+ * NOTE:
+ * This is a "hybrid" function: Its normally unmanaged, but becomes managed
+ * when pcim_enable_device() has been called in advance.
+ * This hybrid feature is DEPRECATED! If you want managed cleanup, use the
+ * pcim_* functions instead.
+ */
 static int __pci_request_selected_regions(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bars,
 					  const char *res_name, int excl)
 {
@@ -4085,6 +4109,14 @@ static int __pci_request_selected_regions(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bars,
  * @pdev: PCI device whose resources are to be reserved
  * @bars: Bitmask of BARs to be requested
  * @res_name: Name to be associated with resource
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This is a "hybrid" function: Its normally unmanaged, but becomes managed
+ * when pcim_enable_device() has been called in advance.
+ * This hybrid feature is DEPRECATED! If you want managed cleanup, use the
+ * pcim_* functions instead.
  */
 int pci_request_selected_regions(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bars,
 				 const char *res_name)
@@ -4093,6 +4125,20 @@ int pci_request_selected_regions(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bars,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_request_selected_regions);
 
+/**
+ * pci_request_selected_regions_exclusive - Request regions exclusively
+ * @pdev: PCI device to request regions from
+ * @bars: bit mask of bars to request
+ * @res_name: name to be associated with the requests
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This is a "hybrid" function: Its normally unmanaged, but becomes managed
+ * when pcim_enable_device() has been called in advance.
+ * This hybrid feature is DEPRECATED! If you want managed cleanup, use the
+ * pcim_* functions instead.
+ */
 int pci_request_selected_regions_exclusive(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bars,
 					   const char *res_name)
 {
@@ -4110,7 +4156,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_request_selected_regions_exclusive);
  * successful call to pci_request_regions().  Call this function only
  * after all use of the PCI regions has ceased.
  */
-
 void pci_release_regions(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	pci_release_selected_regions(pdev, (1 << PCI_STD_NUM_BARS) - 1);
@@ -4142,6 +4187,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_request_regions);
  * @pdev: PCI device whose resources are to be reserved
  * @res_name: Name to be associated with resource.
  *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ *
  * Mark all PCI regions associated with PCI device @pdev as being reserved
  * by owner @res_name.  Do not access any address inside the PCI regions
  * unless this call returns successfully.
@@ -4151,6 +4198,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_request_regions);
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, or %EBUSY on error.  A warning message is also
  * printed on failure.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This is a "hybrid" function: Its normally unmanaged, but becomes managed
+ * when pcim_enable_device() has been called in advance.
+ * This hybrid feature is DEPRECATED! If you want managed cleanup, use the
+ * pcim_* functions instead.
  */
 int pci_request_regions_exclusive(struct pci_dev *pdev, const char *res_name)
 {
@@ -4482,6 +4535,11 @@ void pci_disable_parity(struct pci_dev *dev)
  * @enable: boolean: whether to enable or disable PCI INTx
  *
  * Enables/disables PCI INTx for device @pdev
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This is a "hybrid" function: Its normally unmanaged, but becomes managed
+ * when pcim_enable_device() has been called in advance.
+ * This hybrid feature is DEPRECATED!
  */
 void pci_intx(struct pci_dev *pdev, int enable)
 {
