diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index a224687ffbc1..a9f007d47c0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -896,6 +896,21 @@ int auxtrace_parse_aux_action(struct evlist *evlist)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * auxtrace_record__init - Initialize an AUX area tracing record.
+ * @evlist: The list of events to check for AUX area tracing event.
+ * @err: Pointer to an integer to store return code.
+ *
+ * This function looks through the @evlist to determine which AUX area
+ * tracing hardware is being used and initializes the auxtrace_record
+ * structure.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * a) A pointer to the struct auxtrace_record with @err = 0 on success.
+ * b) NULL with @err = 0 if no AUX area tracing event is found/supported
+ *    (not considered an error).
+ * c) NULL with non-zero @err on actual auxtrace_record__init failure.
+ */
 struct auxtrace_record *__weak
 auxtrace_record__init(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused, int *err)
 {