diff --git a/src/core/memp.c b/src/core/memp.c
index 26bf5ff3..72f7a483 100644
--- a/src/core/memp.c
+++ b/src/core/memp.c
@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@ memp_overflow_init(const struct memp_desc *desc)
 }
 #endif /* MEMP_OVERFLOW_CHECK */
 
-
+/**
+ * Initialize custom memory pool.
+ * Related functions: memp_malloc_pool, memp_free_pool
+ *
+ * @param desc pool to initialize
+ */
 void
 memp_init_pool(const struct memp_desc *desc)
 {
@@ -233,7 +238,8 @@ memp_init_pool(const struct memp_desc *desc)
 }
 
 /**
- * Initialize this module.
+ * Initializes lwIP built-in pools.
+ * Related functions: memp_malloc, memp_free
  *
  * Carves out memp_memory into linked lists for each pool-type.
  */
@@ -257,6 +263,18 @@ memp_init(void)
 #endif /* MEMP_OVERFLOW_CHECK */
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Get an element from a custom pool.
+ *
+ * @param desc the pool to get an element from
+ *
+ * the debug version has two more parameters:
+ * @param file file name calling this function
+ * @param line number of line where this function is called
+ *
+ * @return a pointer to the allocated memory or a NULL pointer on error
+ */
 void *
 #if !MEMP_OVERFLOW_CHECK
 memp_malloc_pool(const struct memp_desc *desc)
@@ -391,6 +409,12 @@ do_memp_free_pool(const struct memp_desc* desc, void *mem)
   SYS_ARCH_UNPROTECT(old_level);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Put a custom pool element back into its pool.
+ *
+ * @param desc the pool where to put mem
+ * @param mem the memp element to free
+ */
 void
 memp_free_pool(const struct memp_desc* desc, void *mem)
 {
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/arch.h b/src/include/lwip/arch.h
index 07f4f063..372cea13 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/arch.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/arch.h
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 #include "arch/cc.h"
 
 /** Define this to 1 in arch/cc.h of your port if your compiler does not provide
- * the stdint.h header. This cannot be #defined in lwipopts.h since 
+ * the stdint.h header. This cannot be \#defined in lwipopts.h since 
  * this is not an option of lwIP itself, but an option of the lwIP port
  * to your system.
- * Additionally, this header is meant to be #included in lwipopts.h
+ * Additionally, this header is meant to be \#included in lwipopts.h
  * (you may need to declare function prototypes in there).
  */
 #ifndef LWIP_NO_STDINT_H
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ typedef uintptr_t mem_ptr_t;
 #endif
 
 /** Define this to 1 in arch/cc.h of your port if your compiler does not provide
- * the inttypes.h header. This cannot be #defined in lwipopts.h since 
+ * the inttypes.h header. This cannot be \#defined in lwipopts.h since 
  * this is not an option of lwIP itself, but an option of the lwIP port
  * to your system.
- * Additionally, this header is meant to be #included in lwipopts.h
+ * Additionally, this header is meant to be \#included in lwipopts.h
  * (you may need to declare function prototypes in there).
  */
 #ifndef LWIP_NO_INTTYPES_H
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ typedef uintptr_t mem_ptr_t;
  * trailing padding bytes (see LWIP_MEM_ALIGN_BUFFER) or your own section placement
  * requirements.
  * e.g. if you use gcc and need 32 bit alignment:
- * #define LWIP_DECLARE_MEMORY_ALIGNED(variable_name, size) u8_t variable_name[size] __attribute__((aligned(4)))
+ * \#define LWIP_DECLARE_MEMORY_ALIGNED(variable_name, size) u8_t variable_name[size] __attribute__((aligned(4)))
  * or more portable:
- * #define LWIP_DECLARE_MEMORY_ALIGNED(variable_name, size) u32_t variable_name[(size + sizeof(u32_t) - 1) / sizeof(u32_t)]
+ * \#define LWIP_DECLARE_MEMORY_ALIGNED(variable_name, size) u32_t variable_name[(size + sizeof(u32_t) - 1) / sizeof(u32_t)]
  */
 #ifndef LWIP_DECLARE_MEMORY_ALIGNED
 #define LWIP_DECLARE_MEMORY_ALIGNED(variable_name, size) u8_t variable_name[LWIP_MEM_ALIGN_BUFFER(size)]