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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill index 097f522c33bb..67b605e3dd16 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ rfkill - radio frequency (RF) connector kill switch support -For details to this subsystem look at Documentation/rfkill.txt. +For details to this subsystem look at Documentation/driver-api/rfkill.rst. -For the deprecated /sys/class/rfkill/*/state and -/sys/class/rfkill/*/claim knobs of this interface look in -Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill. +For the deprecated ``/sys/class/rfkill/*/claim`` knobs of this interface look in +Documentation/ABI/removed/sysfs-class-rfkill. What: /sys/class/rfkill Date: 09-Jul-2007 @@ -12,12 +11,12 @@ KernelVersion: v2.6.22 Contact: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Description: The rfkill class subsystem folder. Each registered rfkill driver is represented by an rfkillX - subfolder (X being an integer > 0). + subfolder (X being an integer >= 0). What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/name Date: 09-Jul-2007 -KernelVersion v2.6.22 +KernelVersion: v2.6.22 Contact: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Description: Name assigned by driver to this key (interface or driver name). Values: arbitrary string. @@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ Values: arbitrary string. What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/type Date: 09-Jul-2007 -KernelVersion v2.6.22 +KernelVersion: v2.6.22 Contact: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Description: Driver type string ("wlan", "bluetooth", etc). Values: See include/linux/rfkill.h. @@ -33,21 +32,46 @@ Values: See include/linux/rfkill.h. What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/persistent Date: 09-Jul-2007 -KernelVersion v2.6.22 +KernelVersion: v2.6.22 Contact: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Description: Whether the soft blocked state is initialised from non-volatile storage at startup. +Values: A numeric value: + + - 0: false + - 1: true + + +What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/state +Date: 09-Jul-2007 +KernelVersion: v2.6.22 +Contact: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org +Description: Current state of the transmitter. + This file was scheduled to be removed in 2014, but due to its + large number of users it will be sticking around for a bit + longer. Despite it being marked as stable, the newer "hard" and + "soft" interfaces should be preferred, since it is not possible + to express the 'soft and hard block' state of the rfkill driver + through this interface. There will likely be another attempt to + remove it in the future. Values: A numeric value. - 0: false - 1: true + + 0: RFKILL_STATE_SOFT_BLOCKED + transmitter is turned off by software + 1: RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED + transmitter is (potentially) active + 2: RFKILL_STATE_HARD_BLOCKED + transmitter is forced off by something outside of + the driver's control. What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/hard Date: 12-March-2010 -KernelVersion v2.6.34 +KernelVersion: v2.6.34 Contact: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Description: Current hardblock state. This file is read only. Values: A numeric value. + 0: inactive The transmitter is (potentially) active. 1: active @@ -57,11 +81,13 @@ Values: A numeric value. What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/soft Date: 12-March-2010 -KernelVersion v2.6.34 +KernelVersion: v2.6.34 Contact: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Description: Current softblock state. This file is read and write. Values: A numeric value. + 0: inactive The transmitter is (potentially) active. + 1: active The transmitter is turned off by software. |