diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firewire.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firewire.rst
index d3cfa73cbb2b..28a32410f7d2 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/firewire.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firewire.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Firewire core transaction interfaces
 Firewire Isochronous I/O interfaces
 ===================================
 
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/firewire.h
+   :functions: fw_iso_context_schedule_flush_completions
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/firewire/core-iso.c
    :export:
 
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core.h b/drivers/firewire/core.h
index 2874f316156a..0ae2c84ecafe 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core.h
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core.h
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ static inline void fw_iso_context_init_work(struct fw_iso_context *ctx, work_fun
 	INIT_WORK(&ctx->work, func);
 }
 
-static inline void fw_iso_context_queue_work(struct fw_iso_context *ctx)
-{
-	queue_work(ctx->card->isoc_wq, &ctx->work);
-}
-
 
 /* -topology */
 
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
index d0b1fccc450f..3a911cfb5ff3 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 
 		while (iso_event) {
 			i = ffs(iso_event) - 1;
-			fw_iso_context_queue_work(&ohci->ir_context_list[i].base);
+			fw_iso_context_schedule_flush_completions(&ohci->ir_context_list[i].base);
 			iso_event &= ~(1 << i);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 
 		while (iso_event) {
 			i = ffs(iso_event) - 1;
-			fw_iso_context_queue_work(&ohci->it_context_list[i].base);
+			fw_iso_context_schedule_flush_completions(&ohci->it_context_list[i].base);
 			iso_event &= ~(1 << i);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/firewire.h b/include/linux/firewire.h
index 72f497b61739..f815d12deda0 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire.h
@@ -531,6 +531,23 @@ int fw_iso_context_queue(struct fw_iso_context *ctx,
 			 unsigned long payload);
 void fw_iso_context_queue_flush(struct fw_iso_context *ctx);
 int fw_iso_context_flush_completions(struct fw_iso_context *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * fw_iso_context_schedule_flush_completions() - schedule work item to process isochronous context.
+ * @ctx: the isochronous context
+ *
+ * Schedule a work item on workqueue to process the isochronous context. The registered callback
+ * function is called in the worker if some packets have been already transferred since the last
+ * time. If it is required to process the context in the current context,
+ * fw_iso_context_flush_completions() is available instead.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static inline void fw_iso_context_schedule_flush_completions(struct fw_iso_context *ctx)
+{
+	queue_work(ctx->card->isoc_wq, &ctx->work);
+}
+
 int fw_iso_context_start(struct fw_iso_context *ctx,
 			 int cycle, int sync, int tags);
 int fw_iso_context_stop(struct fw_iso_context *ctx);