diff --git a/libctru/include/3ds/services/soc.h b/libctru/include/3ds/services/soc.h
index 3ec99b7..34a8e49 100644
--- a/libctru/include/3ds/services/soc.h
+++ b/libctru/include/3ds/services/soc.h
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * @file soc.h
+ * @brief SOC service for sockets communications
+ *
+ * After initializing this service you will be able to use system calls from netdb.h, sys/socket.h etc.
+ */
 #pragma once
 
-Result SOC_Initialize(u32 *context_addr, u32 context_size);//Example context_size: 0x48000. The specified context buffer can no longer be accessed by the process which called this function, since the userland permissions for this block are set to no-access.
+/**
+ * @brief Initializes the SOC service.
+ * @param context_addr Address of a page-aligned (0x1000) buffer to be used.
+ * @param context_size Size of the buffer, a multiple of 0x1000.
+ * @note The specified context buffer can no longer be accessed by the process which called this function, since the userland permissions for this block are set to no-access.
+ */
+Result SOC_Initialize(u32 *context_addr, u32 context_size);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Closes the soc service.
+ * @note You need to call this in order to be able to use the buffer again.
+ */
 Result SOC_Shutdown(void);
 
 /* this is supposed to be in unistd.h but newlib only puts it for cygwin */
diff --git a/libctru/include/3ds/svc.h b/libctru/include/3ds/svc.h
index 925a3d7..11a58d9 100644
--- a/libctru/include/3ds/svc.h
+++ b/libctru/include/3ds/svc.h
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ Result svcControlMemory(u32* addr_out, u32 addr0, u32 addr1, u32 size, MemOp op,
  */
 Result svcControlProcessMemory(Handle process, u32 addr0, u32 addr1, u32 size, u32 type, u32 perm);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Creates a block of shared memory
+ * @param memblock Pointer to store the handle of the block
+ * @param addr Address of the memory to map, page-aligned. So its alignment must be 0x1000.
+ * @param size Size of the memory to map, a multiple of 0x1000.
+ * @param my_perm Memory permissions for the current process
+ * @param my_perm Memory permissions for the other processes
+ *
+ * @note The shared memory block, and its rights, are destroyed when the handle is closed.
+ */
 Result svcCreateMemoryBlock(Handle* memblock, u32 addr, u32 size, MemPerm my_perm, MemPerm other_perm);
 Result svcMapMemoryBlock(Handle memblock, u32 addr, MemPerm my_perm, MemPerm other_perm);
 Result svcMapProcessMemory(Handle process, u32 startAddr, u32 endAddr);