Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@xxxxxxxx> --- man4/lirc.4 | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man4/lirc.4 b/man4/lirc.4 index 526d8432c..6e9a94a66 100644 --- a/man4/lirc.4 +++ b/man4/lirc.4 @@ -273,7 +273,14 @@ is 1) or disable .RI ( val is 0) timeout packages in .BR LIRC_MODE_MODE2 . -By default, timeout reports should be turned off. +Each time the +.BR lirc +device is opened, timeout reports are enabled for that +file descriptor since kernel release 4.16. +In earlier releases, timeout reports were disabled by default, and once +enabled, enabled for all +.BR lirc +file descriptors until turned off again. .TP .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER " (\fIint\fP)" Set the receive carrier frequency (Hz). -- 2.17.2
