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diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index c703871f5f65..23c4efbe13a6 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -785,13 +785,36 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
/* config - must be set by machine driver */
const char *name; /* Codec name */
const char *stream_name; /* Stream name */
- const char *codec_name; /* for multi-codec */
- const struct device_node *codec_of_node;
- const char *platform_name; /* for multi-platform */
- const struct device_node *platform_of_node;
+ /*
+ * You MAY specify the link's CPU-side device, either by device name,
+ * or by DT/OF node, but not both. If this information is omitted,
+ * the CPU-side DAI is matched using .cpu_dai_name only, which hence
+ * must be globally unique. These fields are currently typically used
+ * only for codec to codec links, or systems using device tree.
+ */
+ const char *cpu_name;
+ const struct device_node *cpu_of_node;
+ /*
+ * You MAY specify the DAI name of the CPU DAI. If this information is
+ * omitted, the CPU-side DAI is matched using .cpu_name/.cpu_of_node
+ * only, which only works well when that device exposes a single DAI.
+ */
const char *cpu_dai_name;
- const struct device_node *cpu_dai_of_node;
+ /*
+ * You MUST specify the link's codec, either by device name, or by
+ * DT/OF node, but not both.
+ */
+ const char *codec_name;
+ const struct device_node *codec_of_node;
+ /* You MUST specify the DAI name within the codec */
const char *codec_dai_name;
+ /*
+ * You MAY specify the link's platform/PCM/DMA driver, either by
+ * device name, or by DT/OF node, but not both. Some forms of link
+ * do not need a platform.
+ */
+ const char *platform_name;
+ const struct device_node *platform_of_node;
int be_id; /* optional ID for machine driver BE identification */
const struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *params;