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diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index c65a5a3a5..2d3cc72c6 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -1861,7 +1861,11 @@ tor_init(int argc, char *argv[])
static tor_lockfile_t *lockfile = NULL;
-/** DOCDOC. What's this function do? */
+/** Try to grab the lock file described in <b>options</b>, if we do not
+ * already have it. If <b>err_if_locked</b> is true, warn if somebody else is
+ * holding the lock, and exit if we can't get it after waiting. Otherwise,
+ * return -1 if we can't get the lockfile. Return 0 on success.
+ */
int
try_locking(or_options_t *options, int err_if_locked)
{