diff --git a/include/linux/resctrl.h b/include/linux/resctrl.h
index 8fa806c85cec..8fad1af8f15e 100644
--- a/include/linux/resctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/resctrl.h
@@ -23,13 +23,21 @@ enum resctrl_conf_type {
CDP_DATA,
};
+/**
+ * struct resctrl_staged_config - parsed configuration to be applied
+ * @new_ctrl: new ctrl value to be loaded
+ * @have_new_ctrl: whether the user provide new_ctrl is valid