2 files changed, 57 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
index 81082fb84b1c..1ab2e1af81f1 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
@@ -207,18 +207,44 @@ spec.</para>
 <para>Several functions of the frontend device use the fe_status data type defined
 by</para>
 <programlisting>
- typedef enum fe_status {
-         FE_HAS_SIGNAL     = 0x01,   /&#x22C6;  found something above the noise level &#x22C6;/
-         FE_HAS_CARRIER    = 0x02,   /&#x22C6;  found a DVB signal  &#x22C6;/
-         FE_HAS_VITERBI    = 0x04,   /&#x22C6;  FEC is stable  &#x22C6;/
-         FE_HAS_SYNC       = 0x08,   /&#x22C6;  found sync bytes  &#x22C6;/
-         FE_HAS_LOCK       = 0x10,   /&#x22C6;  everything's working... &#x22C6;/
-         FE_TIMEDOUT       = 0x20,   /&#x22C6;  no lock within the last ~2 seconds &#x22C6;/
-         FE_REINIT         = 0x40    /&#x22C6;  frontend was reinitialized,  &#x22C6;/
- } fe_status_t;                      /&#x22C6;  application is recommned to reset &#x22C6;/
+typedef enum fe_status {
+        FE_HAS_SIGNAL           = 0x01,
+        FE_HAS_CARRIER          = 0x02,
+        FE_HAS_VITERBI          = 0x04,
+        FE_HAS_SYNC             = 0x08,
+        FE_HAS_LOCK             = 0x10,
+        FE_TIMEDOUT             = 0x20,
+        FE_REINIT               = 0x40,
+} fe_status_t;
 </programlisting>
-<para>to indicate the current state and/or state changes of the frontend hardware.
-</para>
+<para>to indicate the current state and/or state changes of the frontend hardware:
+</para>
+
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody>
+<row>
+<entry align="char">FE_HAS_SIGNAL</entry>
+<entry align="char">The frontend has found something above the noise level</entry>
+</row><row>
+<entry align="char">FE_HAS_CARRIER</entry>
+<entry align="char">The frontend has found a DVB signal</entry>
+</row><row>
+<entry align="char">FE_HAS_VITERBI</entry>
+<entry align="char">The frontend FEC code is stable</entry>
+</row><row>
+<entry align="char">FE_HAS_SYNC</entry>
+<entry align="char">Syncronization bytes was found</entry>
+</row><row>
+<entry align="char">FE_HAS_LOCK</entry>
+<entry align="char">The DVB were locked and everything is working</entry>
+</row><row>
+<entry align="char">FE_TIMEDOUT</entry>
+<entry align="char">no lock within the last about 2 seconds</entry>
+</row><row>
+<entry align="char">FE_REINIT</entry>
+<entry align="char">The frontend was reinitialized, application is
+recommended to reset DiSEqC, tone and parameters</entry>
+</row>
+</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
 
 </section>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h b/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h
index c92b4d64e013..bb51edfc72a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h
+++ b/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h
@@ -121,16 +121,27 @@ typedef enum fe_sec_mini_cmd {
 } fe_sec_mini_cmd_t;
 
 
+/**
+ * enum fe_status - enumerates the possible frontend status
+ * @FE_HAS_SIGNAL:      found something above the noise level
+ * @FE_HAS_CARRIER:     found a DVB signal
+ * @FE_HAS_VITERBI:     FEC is stable
+ * @FE_HAS_SYNC:        found sync bytes
+ * @FE_HAS_LOCK:        everything's working
+ * @FE_TIMEDOUT:        no lock within the last ~2 seconds
+ * @FE_REINIT:          frontend was reinitialized, application is recommended
+ *                      to reset DiSEqC, tone and parameters
+ */
+
 typedef enum fe_status {
-        FE_HAS_SIGNAL   = 0x01,   /* found something above the noise level */
-        FE_HAS_CARRIER  = 0x02,   /* found a DVB signal  */
-        FE_HAS_VITERBI  = 0x04,   /* FEC is stable  */
-        FE_HAS_SYNC     = 0x08,   /* found sync bytes  */
-        FE_HAS_LOCK     = 0x10,   /* everything's working... */
-        FE_TIMEDOUT     = 0x20,   /* no lock within the last ~2 seconds */
-        FE_REINIT       = 0x40    /* frontend was reinitialized,  */
-} fe_status_t;                    /* application is recommended to reset */
-                                  /* DiSEqC, tone and parameters */
+        FE_HAS_SIGNAL           = 0x01,
+        FE_HAS_CARRIER          = 0x02,
+        FE_HAS_VITERBI          = 0x04,
+        FE_HAS_SYNC             = 0x08,
+        FE_HAS_LOCK             = 0x10,
+        FE_TIMEDOUT             = 0x20,
+        FE_REINIT               = 0x40,
+} fe_status_t;
 
 typedef enum fe_spectral_inversion {
         INVERSION_OFF,