diff --git a/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/mod.rs b/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/mod.rs
index 6400aa6fdb..b38907fe51 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/mod.rs
+++ b/drivers/usb/xhcid/src/xhci/mod.rs
@@ -1079,6 +1079,11 @@ impl<const N: usize> Xhci<N> {
         Self::alloc_dma_zeroed_unsized_raw(self.ac64_effective(), count)
     }
 
+    /// DMA buffer pool for descriptor fetches. Returns a pooled buffer
+    /// of the requested size, or allocates a new one.
+    /// Cross-referenced with Linux 7.1 drivers/usb/core/config.c:usb_get_descriptor()
+    /// which allocates per call. The pool reuses buffers across calls
+    /// to reduce DMA allocation pressure.
     fn dma_pool_take(&self, size: usize) -> Option<Dma<[u8]>> {
         let mut pool = self.dma_pool.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
         pool.iter().position(|b| b.len() >= size).map(|i| pool.swap_remove(i))