rfkill: clarify meaning of rfkill states
rfkill really should have been named rfswitch. As it is, one can get
confused whether RFKILL_STATE_ON means the KILL switch is on (and
therefore, the radio is being *blocked* from operating), or whether it
means the RADIO rf output is on.
Clearly state that RFKILL_STATE_ON means the radio is *unblocked* from
operating (i.e. there is no rf killing going on).
Signed-off-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/rfkill.txt b/Documentation/rfkill.txt
index a83ff23..ec75d6d 100644
--- a/Documentation/rfkill.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rfkill.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
===============================================================================
1: Implementation details
+The rfkill switch subsystem exists to add a generic interface to circuitry that
+can enable or disable the RF output of a radio *transmitter* of any type.
+
+When a rfkill switch is in the RFKILL_STATE_ON, the radio transmitter is
+*enabled*. When the rfkill switch is in the RFKILL_STATE_OFF, the radio
+transmitter is *disabled*.
+
The rfkill switch subsystem offers support for keys often found on laptops
to enable wireless devices like WiFi and Bluetooth.
diff --git a/include/linux/rfkill.h b/include/linux/rfkill.h
index e3ab21d..ca89ae1 100644
--- a/include/linux/rfkill.h
+++ b/include/linux/rfkill.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
};
enum rfkill_state {
- RFKILL_STATE_OFF = 0,
- RFKILL_STATE_ON = 1,
+ RFKILL_STATE_OFF = 0, /* Radio output blocked */
+ RFKILL_STATE_ON = 1, /* Radio output active */
};
/**
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
* @name: Name of the switch.
* @type: Radio type which the button controls, the value stored
* here should be a value from enum rfkill_type.
- * @state: State of the switch (on/off).
+ * @state: State of the switch, "ON" means radio can operate.
* @user_claim_unsupported: Whether the hardware supports exclusive
* RF-kill control by userspace. Set this before registering.
* @user_claim: Set when the switch is controlled exlusively by userspace.