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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-read.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-read.rst index 4c678f60e872..ff14a69104e5 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-read.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/lirc-read.rst @@ -44,17 +44,13 @@ descriptor ``fd`` into the buffer starting at ``buf``. If ``count`` is zero, :ref:`read() <lirc-read>` returns zero and has no other results. If ``count`` is greater than ``SSIZE_MAX``, the result is unspecified. -The lircd userspace daemon reads raw IR data from the LIRC chardev. The -exact format of the data depends on what modes a driver supports, and -what mode has been selected. lircd obtains supported modes and sets the -active mode via the ioctl interface, detailed at :ref:`lirc_func`. -The generally preferred mode for receive is -:ref:`LIRC_MODE_MODE2 <lirc-mode-mode2>`, in which packets containing an -int value describing an IR signal are read from the chardev. +The exact format of the data depends on what :ref:`lirc_modes` a driver +uses. Use :ref:`lirc_get_features` to get the supported mode. -See also -`http://www.lirc.org/html/technical.html <http://www.lirc.org/html/technical.html>`__ -for more info. +The generally preferred mode for receive is +:ref:`LIRC_MODE_MODE2 <lirc-mode-mode2>`, +in which packets containing an int value describing an IR signal are +read from the chardev. Return Value ============ |