diff --git a/docs/internals.rst b/docs/internals.rst
index 7db4262a..a0ad342d 100644
--- a/docs/internals.rst
+++ b/docs/internals.rst
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ Helper Functions
 .. autofunction:: set_block
 .. autofunction:: io_op
 
+.. currentmodule:: mitogen.parent
+.. autofunction:: close_nonstandard_fds
+.. autofunction:: create_socketpair
 
 .. currentmodule:: mitogen.master
 .. autofunction:: get_child_modules
diff --git a/mitogen/parent.py b/mitogen/parent.py
index ef6c69b2..44504258 100644
--- a/mitogen/parent.py
+++ b/mitogen/parent.py
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ def close_nonstandard_fds():
 
 
 def create_socketpair():
+    """
+    Create a :func:`socket.socketpair` to use for use as a child process's UNIX
+    stdio channels. As socket pairs are bidirectional, they are economical on
+    file descriptor usage as the same descriptor can be used for ``stdin`` and
+    ``stdout``. As they are sockets their buffers are tunable, allowing large
+    buffers to be configured in order to improve throughput for file transfers
+    and reduce :class:`mitogen.core.Broker` IO loop iterations.
+    """
     parentfp, childfp = socket.socketpair()
     parentfp.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET,
                         socket.SO_SNDBUF,