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-rw-r--r--Documentation/rfkill.txt7
-rw-r--r--include/linux/rfkill.h6
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/rfkill.txt b/Documentation/rfkill.txt
index a83ff23cd68..ec75d6d3478 100644
--- a/Documentation/rfkill.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rfkill.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ rfkill - RF switch subsystem support
===============================================================================
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 e3ab21d7fc7..ca89ae1b021 100644
--- a/include/linux/rfkill.h
+++ b/include/linux/rfkill.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ enum rfkill_type {
};
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 @@ enum rfkill_state {
* @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.