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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h
index de5ae55e2a..f69b5a87b9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct rte_memzone {
 	int32_t socket_id;                /**< NUMA socket ID. */
 
 	uint32_t flags;                   /**< Characteristics of this memzone. */
-	uint32_t memseg_id;             /** <store the memzone is from which memseg. */
+	uint32_t memseg_id;               /**< Memseg it belongs. */
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
 /**
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct rte_memzone {
  *
  * This function reserves some memory and returns a pointer to a
  * correctly filled memzone descriptor. If the allocation cannot be
- * done, return NULL. Note: A reserved zone cannot be freed.
+ * done, return NULL.
  *
  * @param name
  *   The name of the memzone. If it already exists, the function will
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ const struct rte_memzone *rte_memzone_reserve(const char *name,
  * boundary, and returns a pointer to a correctly filled memzone
  * descriptor. If the allocation cannot be done or if the alignment
  * is not a power of 2, returns NULL.
- * Note: A reserved zone cannot be freed.
  *
  * @param name
  *   The name of the memzone. If it already exists, the function will
@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@ const struct rte_memzone *rte_memzone_reserve_aligned(const char *name,
  * Memory buffer is reserved in a way, that it wouldn't cross specified
  * boundary. That implies that requested length should be less or equal
  * then boundary.
- * Note: A reserved zone cannot be freed.
  *
  * @param name
  *   The name of the memzone. If it already exists, the function will
@@ -255,6 +253,19 @@ const struct rte_memzone *rte_memzone_reserve_bounded(const char *name,
 			size_t len, int socket_id,
 			unsigned flags, unsigned align, unsigned bound);
 
+/**
+ * Free a memzone.
+ *
+ * Note: an IVSHMEM zone cannot be freed.
+ *
+ * @param mz
+ *   A pointer to the memzone
+ * @return
+ *  -EINVAL - invalid parameter, IVSHMEM memzone.
+ *  0 - success
+ */
+int rte_memzone_free(const struct rte_memzone *mz);
+
 /**
  * Lookup for a memzone.
  *