From f3146aff7f283c8699e0c97df6307a705786eeba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:22:56 -0300 Subject: 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 Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn Cc: Dmitry Torokhov Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/rfkill.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/rfkill.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/rfkill.txt b/Documentation/rfkill.txt index a83ff23cd68c..ec75d6d34785 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. -- cgit