diff --git a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
index 7213148bcc..44070119dc 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ func (a *Allocator) GetDefaultAddressSpaces() (string, string, error) {
 }
 
 // RequestPool returns an address pool along with its unique id.
+// addressSpace must be a valid address space name and must not be the empty string.
+// If pool is the empty string then the default predefined pool for addressSpace will be used, otherwise pool must be a valid IP address and length in CIDR notation.
+// If subPool is not empty, it must be a valid IP address and length in CIDR notation which is a sub-range of pool.
+// subPool must be empty if pool is empty.
 func (a *Allocator) RequestPool(addressSpace, pool, subPool string, options map[string]string, v6 bool) (string, *net.IPNet, map[string]string, error) {
 	logrus.Debugf("RequestPool(%s, %s, %s, %v, %t)", addressSpace, pool, subPool, options, v6)
 
@@ -283,8 +287,8 @@ retry:
 	return remove()
 }
 
-// Given the address space, returns the local or global PoolConfig based on the
-// address space is local or global. AddressSpace locality is being registered with IPAM out of band.
+// Given the address space, returns the local or global PoolConfig based on whether the
+// address space is local or global. AddressSpace locality is registered with IPAM out of band.
 func (a *Allocator) getAddrSpace(as string) (*addrSpace, error) {
 	a.Lock()
 	defer a.Unlock()
@@ -295,6 +299,8 @@ func (a *Allocator) getAddrSpace(as string) (*addrSpace, error) {
 	return aSpace, nil
 }
 
+// parsePoolRequest parses and validates a request to create a new pool under addressSpace and returns
+// a SubnetKey, network and range describing the request.
 func (a *Allocator) parsePoolRequest(addressSpace, pool, subPool string, v6 bool) (*SubnetKey, *net.IPNet, *AddressRange, error) {
 	var (
 		nw  *net.IPNet
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go b/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go
index 455a16ca65..2e6d75eaa4 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ func (aSpace *addrSpace) New() datastore.KVObject {
 	}
 }
 
+// updatePoolDBOnAdd returns a closure which will add the subnet k to the address space when executed.
 func (aSpace *addrSpace) updatePoolDBOnAdd(k SubnetKey, nw *net.IPNet, ipr *AddressRange, pdf bool) (func() error, error) {
 	aSpace.Lock()
 	defer aSpace.Unlock()
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ func (aSpace *addrSpace) updatePoolDBOnAdd(k SubnetKey, nw *net.IPNet, ipr *Addr
 		return func() error { return aSpace.alloc.insertBitMask(k, nw) }, nil
 	}
 
-	// This is a new non-master pool
+	// This is a new non-master pool (subPool)
 	p := &PoolData{
 		ParentKey: SubnetKey{AddressSpace: k.AddressSpace, Subnet: k.Subnet},
 		Pool:      nw,
diff --git a/libnetwork/types/types.go b/libnetwork/types/types.go
index 5968545ba5..b102ba4c39 100644
--- a/libnetwork/types/types.go
+++ b/libnetwork/types/types.go
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ func CompareIPNet(a, b *net.IPNet) bool {
 }
 
 // GetMinimalIP returns the address in its shortest form
+// If ip contains an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address, the 4-octet form of the IPv4 address will be returned.
+// Otherwise ip is returned unchanged.
 func GetMinimalIP(ip net.IP) net.IP {
 	if ip != nil && ip.To4() != nil {
 		return ip.To4()