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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c
index 1b1bd42b0368..fcd2a86acd2c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ void drm_pci_agp_destroy(struct drm_device *dev)
* then register the character device and inter module information.
* Try and register, if we fail to register, backout previous work.
*
+ * NOTE: This function is deprecated, please use drm_dev_alloc() and
+ * drm_dev_register() instead and remove your ->load() callback.
+ *
* Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
*/
int drm_get_pci_dev(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent,
@@ -326,6 +329,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_get_pci_dev);
* Initializes a drm_device structures, registering the stubs and initializing
* the AGP device.
*
+ * NOTE: This function is deprecated. Modern modesetting drm drivers should use
+ * pci_register_driver() directly, this function only provides shadow-binding
+ * support for old legacy drivers on top of that core pci function.
+ *
* Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
*/
int drm_pci_init(struct drm_driver *driver, struct pci_driver *pdriver)
@@ -435,6 +442,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_pci_init);
*
* Unregisters one or more devices matched by a PCI driver from the DRM
* subsystem.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This function is deprecated. Modern modesetting drm drivers should use
+ * pci_unregister_driver() directly, this function only provides shadow-binding
+ * support for old legacy drivers on top of that core pci function.
*/
void drm_pci_exit(struct drm_driver *driver, struct pci_driver *pdriver)
{