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diff --git a/source4/lib/util/util.h b/source4/lib/util/util.h
index 272cc13f4e..1dfd942dd3 100644
--- a/source4/lib/util/util.h
+++ b/source4/lib/util/util.h
@@ -100,8 +100,20 @@ struct substitute_context;
#define SAFE_FREE(x) do { if ((x) != NULL) {free(discard_const_p(void *, (x))); (x)=NULL;} } while(0)
#endif
+/**
+ * Type-safe version of malloc. Allocated one copy of the
+ * specified data type.
+ */
#define malloc_p(type) (type *)malloc(sizeof(type))
+
+/**
+ * Allocate an array of elements of one data type. Does type-checking.
+ */
#define malloc_array_p(type, count) (type *)realloc_array(NULL, sizeof(type), count)
+
+/**
+ * Resize an array of elements of one data type. Does type-checking.
+ */
#define realloc_p(p, type, count) (type *)realloc_array(p, sizeof(type), count)
#if defined(VALGRIND)
@@ -127,6 +139,8 @@ struct substitute_context;
makes the return type safe.
*/
#define discard_const(ptr) ((void *)((intptr_t)(ptr)))
+
+/** Type-safe version of discard_const */
#define discard_const_p(type, ptr) ((type *)discard_const(ptr))
#endif /* _SAMBA_UTIL_H_ */