diff --git a/src/core/netif.c b/src/core/netif.c
index 9be93721..74480017 100644
--- a/src/core/netif.c
+++ b/src/core/netif.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Swedish Institute of Computer Science.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Swedish Institute of Computer Science.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
@@ -39,23 +39,24 @@
 #include "lwip/opt.h"
 
 #include "lwip/def.h"
-#include "lwip/netif.h"
 #include "lwip/ip_addr.h"
+#include "lwip/netif.h"
 #include "lwip/tcp.h"
 
-
 struct netif *netif_list = NULL;
 struct netif *netif_default = NULL;
 
 /**
  * Add a network interface to the list of lwIP netifs.
  *
+ * @param netif a pre-allocated netif structure
  * @param ipaddr IP address for the new netif
  * @param netmask network mask for the new netif
  * @param gw default gateway IP address for the new netif
  * @param state opaque data passed to the new netif
  * @param init callback function that initializes the interface
- * @param input callback function that...
+ * @param input callback function that is called to pass
+ * ingress packets up in the protocol layer stack.
  *
  * @return netif, or NULL if failed.
  */