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diff --git a/src/common/spin_lock.h b/src/common/spin_lock.h
index 70282a961..1df5528c4 100644
--- a/src/common/spin_lock.h
+++ b/src/common/spin_lock.h
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 
 namespace Common {
 
+/**
+ * SpinLock class
+ * a lock similar to mutex that forces a thread to spin wait instead calling the
+ * supervisor. Should be used on short sequences of code.
+ */
 class SpinLock {
 public:
     void lock();