diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
index ad73d7264743..9f66153a3c55 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
@@ -1728,10 +1728,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_remote_aux_init);
  * drm_dp_aux_init() - minimally initialise an aux channel
  * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
  *
- * If you need to use the drm_dp_aux's i2c adapter prior to registering it
- * with the outside world, call drm_dp_aux_init() first. You must still
- * call drm_dp_aux_register() once the connector has been registered to
- * allow userspace access to the auxiliary DP channel.
+ * If you need to use the drm_dp_aux's i2c adapter prior to registering it with
+ * the outside world, call drm_dp_aux_init() first. For drivers which are
+ * grandparents to their AUX adapters (e.g. the AUX adapter is parented by a
+ * &drm_connector), you must still call drm_dp_aux_register() once the connector
+ * has been registered to allow userspace access to the auxiliary DP channel.
+ * Likewise, for such drivers you should also assign &drm_dp_aux.drm_dev as
+ * early as possible so that the &drm_device that corresponds to the AUX adapter
+ * may be mentioned in debugging output from the DRM DP helpers.
+ *
+ * For devices which use a separate platform device for their AUX adapters, this
+ * may be called as early as required by the driver.
+ *
  */
 void drm_dp_aux_init(struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
 {
@@ -1751,15 +1759,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_aux_init);
  * drm_dp_aux_register() - initialise and register aux channel
  * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
  *
- * Automatically calls drm_dp_aux_init() if this hasn't been done yet.
- * This should only be called when the underlying &struct drm_connector is
- * initialiazed already. Therefore the best place to call this is from
- * &drm_connector_funcs.late_register. Not that drivers which don't follow this
- * will Oops when CONFIG_DRM_DP_AUX_CHARDEV is enabled.
+ * Automatically calls drm_dp_aux_init() if this hasn't been done yet. This
+ * should only be called once the parent of @aux, &drm_dp_aux.dev, is
+ * initialized. For devices which are grandparents of their AUX channels,
+ * &drm_dp_aux.dev will typically be the &drm_connector &device which
+ * corresponds to @aux. For these devices, it's advised to call
+ * drm_dp_aux_register() in &drm_connector_funcs.late_register, and likewise to
+ * call drm_dp_aux_unregister() in &drm_connector_funcs.early_unregister.
+ * Functions which don't follow this will likely Oops when
+ * %CONFIG_DRM_DP_AUX_CHARDEV is enabled.
  *
- * Drivers which need to use the aux channel before that point (e.g. at driver
- * load time, before drm_dev_register() has been called) need to call
- * drm_dp_aux_init().
+ * For devices where the AUX channel is a device that exists independently of
+ * the &drm_device that uses it, such as SoCs and bridge devices, it is
+ * recommended to call drm_dp_aux_register() after a &drm_device has been
+ * assigned to &drm_dp_aux.drm_dev, and likewise to call
+ * drm_dp_aux_unregister() once the &drm_device should no longer be associated
+ * with the AUX channel (e.g. on bridge detach).
+ *
+ * Drivers which need to use the aux channel before either of the two points
+ * mentioned above need to call drm_dp_aux_init() in order to use the AUX
+ * channel before registration.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
  */