1 files changed, 21 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/caif/caif_layer.h b/include/net/caif/caif_layer.h
index c8b07a904e78..35bc7883cf97 100644
--- a/include/net/caif/caif_layer.h
+++ b/include/net/caif/caif_layer.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ struct cfpktq;
 struct caif_payload_info;
 struct caif_packet_funcs;
 
-
 #define CAIF_LAYER_NAME_SZ 16
 
 /**
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ do {								\
         }                                                       \
 } while (0)
 
-
 /**
  * enum caif_ctrlcmd - CAIF Stack Control Signaling sent in layer.ctrlcmd().
  *
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ enum caif_direction {
  *    - All layers must use this structure. If embedding it, then place this
  *      structure first in the layer specific structure.
  *
- *    - Each layer should not depend on any others layer private data.
+ *    - Each layer should not depend on any others layer's private data.
  *
  *    - In order to send data upwards do
  *      layer->up->receive(layer->up, packet);
@@ -155,16 +153,23 @@ struct cflayer {
         struct list_head node;
 
         /*
-         *  receive() - Receive Function.
+         *  receive() - Receive Function (non-blocking).
          *  Contract: Each layer must implement a receive function passing the
          *  CAIF packets upwards in the stack.
          *      Packet handling rules:
-         *            - The CAIF packet (cfpkt) cannot be accessed after
-         *                   passing it to the next layer using up->receive().
+         *            - The CAIF packet (cfpkt) ownership is passed to the
+         *              called receive function. This means that the the
+         *              packet cannot be accessed after passing it to the
+         *              above layer using up->receive().
+         *
          *            - If parsing of the packet fails, the packet must be
-         *                   destroyed and -1 returned from the function.
+         *              destroyed and negative error code returned
+         *              from the function.
+         *              EXCEPTION: If the framing layer (cffrml) returns
+         *                      -EILSEQ, the packet is not freed.
+         *
          *            - If parsing succeeds (and above layers return OK) then
-         *                    the function must return a value > 0.
+         *                    the function must return a value >= 0.
          *
          *  Returns result < 0 indicates an error, 0 or positive value
          *           indicates success.
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ struct cflayer {
         int (*receive)(struct cflayer *layr, struct cfpkt *cfpkt);
 
         /*
-         *  transmit() - Transmit Function.
+         *  transmit() - Transmit Function (non-blocking).
          *  Contract: Each layer must implement a transmit function passing the
          *      CAIF packet downwards in the stack.
          *      Packet handling rules:
@@ -185,15 +190,16 @@ struct cflayer {
          *              cannot be accessed after passing it to the below
          *              layer using dn->transmit().
          *
-         *            - If transmit fails, however, the ownership is returned
-         *              to thecaller. The caller of "dn->transmit()" must
-         *              destroy or resend packet.
+         *            - Upon error the packet ownership is still passed on,
+         *              so the packet shall be freed where error is detected.
+         *              Callers of the transmit function shall not free packets,
+         *              but errors shall be returned.
          *
          *            - Return value less than zero means error, zero or
          *              greater than zero means OK.
          *
-         *       result < 0 indicates an error, 0 or positive value
-         *       indicate success.
+         *  Returns result < 0 indicates an error, 0 or positive value
+         *              indicates success.
          *
          *  @layr:      Pointer to the current layer the receive function
          *              isimplemented for (this pointer).
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ struct cflayer {
         int (*transmit) (struct cflayer *layr, struct cfpkt *cfpkt);
 
         /*
-         *  cttrlcmd() - Control Function upwards in CAIF Stack.
+         *  cttrlcmd() - Control Function upwards in CAIF Stack  (non-blocking).
          *  Used for signaling responses (CAIF_CTRLCMD_*_RSP)
          *  and asynchronous events from the modem  (CAIF_CTRLCMD_*_IND)
          *