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diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 6e622f48c8de..c48a695a140c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -9941,6 +9941,11 @@ static inline void nohz_newidle_balance(struct rq *this_rq) { }
/*
* idle_balance is called by schedule() if this_cpu is about to become
* idle. Attempts to pull tasks from other CPUs.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * < 0 - we released the lock and there are !fair tasks present
+ * 0 - failed, no new tasks
+ * > 0 - success, new (fair) tasks present
*/
int newidle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
{