diff --git a/httpclient/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/client/ClientPreemptiveBasicAuthentication.java b/httpclient/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/client/ClientPreemptiveBasicAuthentication.java
index 2eaa66a68..b0986cd6d 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/client/ClientPreemptiveBasicAuthentication.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/client/ClientPreemptiveBasicAuthentication.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;
 /**
  * An example of HttpClient can be customized to authenticate
  * preemptively using BASIC scheme.
- * <b/>
+ * <b>
  * Generally, preemptive authentication can be considered less
  * secure than a response to an authentication challenge
  * and therefore discouraged.
diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java-deprecated/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/AbstractConnPool.java b/httpclient/src/main/java-deprecated/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/AbstractConnPool.java
index bcc1b3895..1306d4813 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java-deprecated/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/AbstractConnPool.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java-deprecated/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/AbstractConnPool.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConnPool {
      * Obtains a pool entry with a connection within the given timeout.
      *
      * @param route     the route for which to get the connection
+     * @param state     the state 
      * @param timeout   the timeout, 0 or negative for no timeout
      * @param tunit     the unit for the {@code timeout},
      *                  may be {@code null} only if there is no timeout
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractConnPool {
     /**
      * Returns a new {@link PoolEntryRequest}, from which a {@link BasicPoolEntry}
      * can be obtained, or the request can be aborted.
+     * @param route the route
+     * @param state the state
+     * @return the entry request
      */
     public abstract PoolEntryRequest requestPoolEntry(HttpRoute route, Object state);