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authorSean Young <sean@mess.org>2017-02-08 15:10:30 -0200
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>2017-03-24 07:43:26 -0300
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[media] lirc: document lirc modes better
LIRC_MODE_MODE2 and LIRC_MODE_LIRCCODE were not covered at all. Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@mess.org> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-get-features.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-get-features.rst
index 79e07b4d44d6..64f89a4f9d9c 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-get-features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-get-features.rst
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ LIRC features
``LIRC_CAN_REC_PULSE``
- The driver is capable of receiving using
- :ref:`LIRC_MODE_PULSE <lirc-mode-pulse>`.
+ Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI.
+ :ref:`LIRC_MODE_PULSE <lirc-mode-pulse>` can only be used for transmitting.
.. _LIRC-CAN-REC-MODE2:
@@ -156,19 +156,22 @@ LIRC features
``LIRC_CAN_SEND_PULSE``
- The driver supports sending using :ref:`LIRC_MODE_PULSE <lirc-mode-pulse>`.
+ The driver supports sending (also called as IR blasting or IR TX) using
+ :ref:`LIRC_MODE_PULSE <lirc-mode-pulse>`.
.. _LIRC-CAN-SEND-MODE2:
``LIRC_CAN_SEND_MODE2``
- The driver supports sending using :ref:`LIRC_MODE_MODE2 <lirc-mode-mode2>`.
+ Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI.
+ :ref:`LIRC_MODE_MODE2 <lirc-mode-mode2>` can only be used for receiving.
.. _LIRC-CAN-SEND-LIRCCODE:
``LIRC_CAN_SEND_LIRCCODE``
- The driver supports sending codes (also called as IR blasting or IR TX).
+ The driver supports sending (also called as IR blasting or IR TX) using
+ :ref:`LIRC_MODE_LIRCCODE <lirc-mode-LIRCCODE>`.
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