diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/HoodieTableMetaClient.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/HoodieTableMetaClient.java
index 80c9dc218..c1f326a54 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/HoodieTableMetaClient.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/HoodieTableMetaClient.java
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ public class HoodieTableMetaClient implements Serializable {
     return metaClient;
   }
 
-  // HELPER METHODS TO CREATE META FILE NAMES
+  /**
+   * Helper method to scan all hoodie-instant metafiles.
+   *
+   * @param fs The file system implementation for this table
+   * @param metaPath The meta path where meta files are stored
+   * @param nameFilter The name filter to filter meta files
+   * @return An array of meta FileStatus
+   * @throws IOException In case of failure
+   */
   public static FileStatus[] scanFiles(FileSystem fs, Path metaPath, PathFilter nameFilter) throws IOException {
     return fs.listStatus(metaPath, nameFilter);
   }