diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index 3842336f63a5..c6caa0d604ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -4440,10 +4440,14 @@ fail:
 
 
 /**
- * drm_dp_check_act_status() - Check ACT handled status.
+ * drm_dp_check_act_status() - Polls for ACT handled status.
  * @mgr: manager to use
  *
- * Check the payload status bits in the DPCD for ACT handled completion.
+ * Tries waiting for the MST hub to finish updating it's payload table by
+ * polling for the ACT handled bit.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 if the ACT was handled in time, negative error code on failure.
  */
 int drm_dp_check_act_status(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr)
 {