diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index 087e21b0f1bb..5b2981a0711c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -109,10 +109,12 @@ static void svc_reclassify_socket(struct socket *sock)
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Release an skbuff after use
+/**
+ * svc_tcp_release_rqst - Release transport-related resources
+ * @rqstp: request structure with resources to be released
+ *
  */
-static void svc_release_skb(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
+static void svc_tcp_release_rqst(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt;
 
@@ -125,7 +127,12 @@ static void svc_release_skb(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	}
 }
 
-static void svc_release_udp_skb(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
+/**
+ * svc_udp_release_rqst - Release transport-related resources
+ * @rqstp: request structure with resources to be released
+ *
+ */
+static void svc_udp_release_rqst(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt;
 
@@ -521,7 +528,7 @@ static int svc_udp_sendto(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	unsigned int uninitialized_var(sent);
 	int err;
 
-	svc_release_udp_skb(rqstp);
+	svc_udp_release_rqst(rqstp);
 
 	svc_set_cmsg_data(rqstp, cmh);
 
@@ -590,7 +597,7 @@ static const struct svc_xprt_ops svc_udp_ops = {
 	.xpo_recvfrom = svc_udp_recvfrom,
 	.xpo_sendto = svc_udp_sendto,
 	.xpo_read_payload = svc_sock_read_payload,
-	.xpo_release_rqst = svc_release_udp_skb,
+	.xpo_release_rqst = svc_udp_release_rqst,
 	.xpo_detach = svc_sock_detach,
 	.xpo_free = svc_sock_free,
 	.xpo_has_wspace = svc_udp_has_wspace,
@@ -1053,7 +1060,7 @@ static int svc_tcp_sendto(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	unsigned int uninitialized_var(sent);
 	int err;
 
-	svc_release_skb(rqstp);
+	svc_tcp_release_rqst(rqstp);
 
 	mutex_lock(&xprt->xpt_mutex);
 	if (svc_xprt_is_dead(xprt))
@@ -1093,7 +1100,7 @@ static const struct svc_xprt_ops svc_tcp_ops = {
 	.xpo_recvfrom = svc_tcp_recvfrom,
 	.xpo_sendto = svc_tcp_sendto,
 	.xpo_read_payload = svc_sock_read_payload,
-	.xpo_release_rqst = svc_release_skb,
+	.xpo_release_rqst = svc_tcp_release_rqst,
 	.xpo_detach = svc_tcp_sock_detach,
 	.xpo_free = svc_sock_free,
 	.xpo_has_wspace = svc_tcp_has_wspace,