1 files changed, 46 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
index aede78ddbace..a96738135bb0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
@@ -18,11 +18,22 @@
 
 #define IRRCV_NUM_DEVICES       256
 
-unsigned long ir_core_dev_number;
+/* bit array to represent IR sysfs device number */
+static unsigned long ir_core_dev_number;
 
+/* class for /sys/class/irrcv */
 static struct class *ir_input_class;
 
-
+/**
+ * show_protocol() - shows the current IR protocol
+ * @d:          the device descriptor
+ * @mattr:      the device attribute struct (unused)
+ * @buf:        a pointer to the output buffer
+ *
+ * This routine is a callback routine for input read the IR protocol type.
+ * it is trigged by reading /sys/class/irrcv/irrcv?/current_protocol.
+ * It returns the protocol name, as understood by the driver.
+ */
 static ssize_t show_protocol(struct device *d,
                              struct device_attribute *mattr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -47,7 +58,19 @@ static ssize_t show_protocol(struct device *d,
         return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", s);
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * store_protocol() - shows the current IR protocol
+ * @d:          the device descriptor
+ * @mattr:      the device attribute struct (unused)
+ * @buf:        a pointer to the input buffer
+ * @len:        length of the input buffer
+ *
+ * This routine is a callback routine for changing the IR protocol type.
+ * it is trigged by reading /sys/class/irrcv/irrcv?/current_protocol.
+ * It changes the IR the protocol name, if the IR type is recognized
+ * by the driver.
+ * If an unknown protocol name is used, returns -EINVAL.
+ */
 static ssize_t store_protocol(struct device *d,
                               struct device_attribute *mattr,
                               const char *data,
@@ -88,7 +111,9 @@ static ssize_t store_protocol(struct device *d,
         return len;
 }
 
-
+/*
+ * Static device attribute struct with the sysfs attributes for IR's
+ */
 static DEVICE_ATTR(current_protocol, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
                    show_protocol, store_protocol);
 
@@ -96,6 +121,12 @@ static struct attribute *ir_dev_attrs[] = {
         &dev_attr_current_protocol.attr,
 };
 
+/**
+ * ir_register_class() - creates the sysfs for /sys/class/irrcv/irrcv?
+ * @input_dev:  the struct input_dev descriptor of the device
+ *
+ * This routine is used to register the syfs code for IR class
+ */
 int ir_register_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 {
         int rc;
@@ -127,6 +158,13 @@ int ir_register_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
         return 0;
 };
 
+/**
+ * ir_unregister_class() - removes the sysfs for sysfs for
+ *                         /sys/class/irrcv/irrcv?
+ * @input_dev:  the struct input_dev descriptor of the device
+ *
+ * This routine is used to unregister the syfs code for IR class
+ */
 void ir_unregister_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 {
         struct ir_input_dev *ir_dev = input_get_drvdata(input_dev);
@@ -142,6 +180,10 @@ void ir_unregister_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
         kfree(ir_dev->attr.name);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Init/exit code for the module. Basically, creates/removes /sys/class/irrcv
+ */
+
 static int __init ir_core_init(void)
 {
         ir_input_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "irrcv");