diff --git a/drivers/counter/counter-core.c b/drivers/counter/counter-core.c
index e7dd6ea01c8a..407661c6feb0 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/counter-core.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/counter-core.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ static struct bus_type counter_bus_type = {
  * This function registers a Counter to the system. A sysfs "counter" directory
  * will be created and populated with sysfs attributes correlating with the
  * Counter Signals, Synapses, and Counts respectively.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * 0 on success, negative error number on failure.
  */
 int counter_register(struct counter_device *const counter)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/counter.h b/include/linux/counter.h
index 567471818ec3..e7fd6d81a929 100644
--- a/include/linux/counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/counter.h
@@ -188,12 +188,10 @@ struct counter_comp {
 
 /**
  * struct counter_signal - Counter Signal node
- * @id:		unique ID used to identify signal
- * @name:	device-specific Signal name; ideally, this should match the name
- *		as it appears in the datasheet documentation
- * @ext:	optional array of Counter Signal extensions
- * @num_ext:	number of Counter Signal extensions specified in @ext
- * @priv:	optional private data supplied by driver
+ * @id:		unique ID used to identify the Signal
+ * @name:	device-specific Signal name
+ * @ext:	optional array of Signal extensions
+ * @num_ext:	number of Signal extensions specified in @ext
  */
 struct counter_signal {
 	int id;
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@ struct counter_signal {
  * struct counter_synapse - Counter Synapse node
  * @actions_list:	array of available action modes
  * @num_actions:	number of action modes specified in @actions_list
- * @signal:		pointer to associated signal
+ * @signal:		pointer to the associated Signal
  */
 struct counter_synapse {
 	const enum counter_synapse_action *actions_list;
@@ -218,17 +216,14 @@ struct counter_synapse {
 
 /**
  * struct counter_count - Counter Count node
- * @id:			unique ID used to identify Count
- * @name:		device-specific Count name; ideally, this should match
- *			the name as it appears in the datasheet documentation
- * @function:		index of current function mode
- * @functions_list:	array available function modes
+ * @id:			unique ID used to identify the Count
+ * @name:		device-specific Count name
+ * @functions_list:	array of available function modes
  * @num_functions:	number of function modes specified in @functions_list
- * @synapses:		array of synapses for initialization
- * @num_synapses:	number of synapses specified in @synapses
- * @ext:		optional array of Counter Count extensions
- * @num_ext:		number of Counter Count extensions specified in @ext
- * @priv:		optional private data supplied by driver
+ * @synapses:		array of Synapses for initialization
+ * @num_synapses:	number of Synapses specified in @synapses
+ * @ext:		optional array of Count extensions
+ * @num_ext:		number of Count extensions specified in @ext
  */
 struct counter_count {
 	int id;
@@ -246,29 +241,26 @@ struct counter_count {
 
 /**
  * struct counter_ops - Callbacks from driver
- * @signal_read:	optional read callback for Signal attribute. The read
- *			level of the respective Signal should be passed back via
- *			the level parameter.
- * @count_read:		optional read callback for Count attribute. The read
- *			value of the respective Count should be passed back via
- *			the val parameter.
- * @count_write:	optional write callback for Count attribute. The write
- *			value for the respective Count is passed in via the val
+ * @signal_read:	read callback for Signals. The read level of the
+ *			respective Signal should be passed back via the level
+ *			parameter.
+ * @count_read:		read callback for Counts. The read value of the
+ *			respective Count should be passed back via the value
  *			parameter.
- * @function_get:	function to get the current count function mode. Returns
- *			0 on success and negative error code on error. The index
- *			of the respective Count's returned function mode should
- *			be passed back via the function parameter.
- * @function_set:	function to set the count function mode. function is the
- *			index of the requested function mode from the respective
- *			Count's functions_list array.
- * @action_get:		function to get the current action mode. Returns 0 on
- *			success and negative error code on error. The index of
- *			the respective Synapse's returned action mode should be
- *			passed back via the action parameter.
- * @action_set:		function to set the action mode. action is the index of
- *			the requested action mode from the respective Synapse's
- *			actions_list array.
+ * @count_write:	write callback for Counts. The write value for the
+ *			respective Count is passed in via the value parameter.
+ * @function_read:	read callback the Count function modes. The read
+ *			function mode of the respective Count should be passed
+ *			back via the function parameter.
+ * @function_write:	write callback for Count function modes. The function
+ *			mode to write for the respective Count is passed in via
+ *			the function parameter.
+ * @action_read:	read callback the Synapse action modes. The read action
+ *			mode of the respective Synapse should be passed back via
+ *			the action parameter.
+ * @action_write:	write callback for Synapse action modes. The action mode
+ *			to write for the respective Synapse is passed in via the
+ *			action parameter.
  */
 struct counter_ops {
 	int (*signal_read)(struct counter_device *counter,
@@ -296,7 +288,7 @@ struct counter_ops {
 
 /**
  * struct counter_device - Counter data structure
- * @name:		name of the device as it appears in the datasheet
+ * @name:		name of the device
  * @parent:		optional parent device providing the counters
  * @ops:		callbacks from driver
  * @signals:		array of Signals
