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diff --git a/include/drm/drm_plane.h b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
index 31da9f0c4ad2..7aedbf34f3a6 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_plane.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_plane.h
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ enum drm_plane_type {
* @funcs: helper functions
* @properties: property tracking for this plane
* @type: type of plane (overlay, primary, cursor)
- * @state: current atomic state for this plane
* @zpos_property: zpos property for this plane
* @rotation_property: rotation property for this plane
* @helper_private: mid-layer private data
@@ -473,6 +472,8 @@ struct drm_plane {
* Protects modeset plane state, together with the &drm_crtc.mutex of
* CRTC this plane is linked to (when active, getting activated or
* getting disabled).
+ *
+ * For atomic drivers specifically this protects @state.
*/
struct drm_modeset_lock mutex;
@@ -502,6 +503,19 @@ struct drm_plane {
const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs *helper_private;
+ /**
+ * @state:
+ *
+ * Current atomic state for this plane.
+ *
+ * This is protected by @mutex. Note that nonblocking atomic commits
+ * access the current plane state without taking locks. Either by going
+ * through the &struct drm_atomic_state pointers, see
+ * for_each_plane_in_state(), for_each_oldnew_plane_in_state(),
+ * for_each_old_plane_in_state() and for_each_new_plane_in_state(). Or
+ * through careful ordering of atomic commit operations as implemented
+ * in the atomic helpers, see &struct drm_crtc_commit.
+ */
struct drm_plane_state *state;
struct drm_property *zpos_property;