diff --git a/kern/libkern/stdio.c b/kern/libkern/stdio.c
index 171c8c3..2375f1d 100644
--- a/kern/libkern/stdio.c
+++ b/kern/libkern/stdio.c
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-#include <uart.h>
 #include <mini-printf.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <uart.h>
 
-int stdout_puts(char *s, int len, void *unused) {
+/** Helper routine to put characters into our uart device */
+static int stdout_puts(char *s, int len, void *unused) {
     (void)unused;
-    // Example: UART write loop
-    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        uart_putc(s[i]);   // <-- your low-level "put char" routine
-    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) uart_putc(s[i]);
     return len;
 }
 
-/*
- * %%       - print '%'
- * %c       - character
- * %s       - string
- * %d, %u   - decimal integer
- * %x, %X   - hex integer
+/**
+ * Printf-like functionality for the kernel.
+ *
+ * %%       - print '%',
+ * %c       - character,
+ * %s       - string,
+ * %d, %u   - decimal integer,
+ * %x, %X   - hex integer,
  */
 int kprintf(const char *restrict fmt, ...) {
     va_list ap;