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diff --git a/lib/uuid.c b/lib/uuid.c
index 680b9fb9ba098..2290b9f001a9e 100644
--- a/lib/uuid.c
+++ b/lib/uuid.c
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_null);
const u8 guid_index[16] = {3,2,1,0,5,4,7,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
const u8 uuid_index[16] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
-/***************************************************************
+/**
+ * generate_random_uuid - generate a random UUID
+ * @uuid: where to put the generated UUID
+ *
* Random UUID interface
*
- * Used here for a Boot ID, but can be useful for other kernel
- * drivers.
- ***************************************************************/
-
-/*
- * Generate random UUID
+ * Used to create a Boot ID or a filesystem UUID/GUID, but can be
+ * useful for other kernel drivers.
*/
void generate_random_uuid(unsigned char uuid[16])
{
@@ -73,16 +72,17 @@ void uuid_gen(uuid_t *bu)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uuid_gen);
/**
- * uuid_is_valid - checks if UUID string valid
- * @uuid: UUID string to check
- *
- * Description:
- * It checks if the UUID string is following the format:
- * xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
- * where x is a hex digit.
- *
- * Return: true if input is valid UUID string.
- */
+ * uuid_is_valid - checks if a UUID string is valid
+ * @uuid: UUID string to check
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * It checks if the UUID string is following the format:
+ * xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
+ *
+ * where x is a hex digit.
+ *
+ * Return: true if input is valid UUID string.
+ */
bool uuid_is_valid(const char *uuid)
{
unsigned int i;