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diff --git a/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class b/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class
index eb0fa5f4fe8..49c81caef84 100644
--- a/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class
+++ b/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@samsung.com>
@print_state: no change but type change (switch_dev->extcon_dev)
- switch_dev_register(sdev, dev)
- => extcon_dev_register(edev, dev)
- : no change but type change (sdev->edev)
+ => extcon_dev_register(edev)
+ : type change (sdev->edev)
+ : remove second param('dev'). if edev has parent device, should store
+ 'dev' to 'edev.dev.parent' before registering extcon device
- switch_dev_unregister(sdev)
=> extcon_dev_unregister(edev)
: no change but type change (sdev->edev)
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ so that they are still compatible with legacy userspace processes.
Extcon's extended features for switch device drivers with
complex features usually required magic numbers in state
value of switch_dev. With extcon, such magic numbers that
- support multiple cables (
+ support multiple cables are no more required or supported.
1. Define cable names at edev->supported_cable.
2. (Recommended) remove print_state callback.
@@ -112,11 +114,8 @@ exclusive, the two cables cannot be in ATTACHED state simulteneously.
****** ABI Location
- If "CONFIG_ANDROID" is enabled and "CONFIG_ANDROID_SWITCH" is
-disabled, /sys/class/switch/* are created as symbolic links to
-/sys/class/extcon/*. Because CONFIG_ANDROID_SWITCH creates
-/sys/class/switch directory, we disable symboling linking if
-CONFIG_ANDROID_SWITCH is enabled.
+ If "CONFIG_ANDROID" is enabled, /sys/class/switch/* are created
+as symbolic links to /sys/class/extcon/*.
The two files of switch class, name and state, are provided with
extcon, too. When the multistate support (STEP 2 of CHAPTER 1.) is