There is still quite a bit of code using this interface, so we can't just remove it. Hopefully it will be possible in the future, but since its scheduled removal date is past 2 years already, we are better having the documentation reflecting the current state of things. Signed-off-by: João Paulo Rechi Vita <jprvita@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill | 20 -------------------- Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill deleted file mode 100644 index e736d14..0000000 --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -rfkill - radio frequency (RF) connector kill switch support - -For details to this subsystem look at Documentation/rfkill.txt. - -What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/state -Date: 09-Jul-2007 -KernelVersion v2.6.22 -Contact: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -Description: Current state of the transmitter. - This file is deprecated and scheduled to be removed in 2014, - because its not possible to express the 'soft and hard block' - state of the rfkill driver. -Values: A numeric value. - 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. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill index e51571e..e1ba4a1 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-rfkill @@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ For details to this subsystem look at Documentation/rfkill.txt. For the deprecated /sys/class/rfkill/*/claim knobs of this interface look in Documentation/ABI/removed/sysfs-class-rfkill. -For the deprecated /sys/class/rfkill/*/state knobs of this interface look in -Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill. - What: /sys/class/rfkill Date: 09-Jul-2007 KernelVersion: v2.6.22 @@ -44,6 +41,28 @@ Values: A numeric value. 1: true +What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/state +Date: 09-Jul-2007 +KernelVersion v2.6.22 +Contact: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +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 stabe, the newer "hard" and + "soft" interfaces should be preffered, 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: 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 -- 2.5.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
