extcon: Correct description to improve the readability

The extcon files explains the detailed operation for functions and
what is meaning of extcon structure. There are different explanation
even if the same argument.

So, it modifies the description for both functions and structures
in order to improve the readability and guide the role of functions
more well.

Also, this patch fixes the mismatching license info as a GPL v2
and removes the inactive author information.

Signed-off-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com>

3 files changed, 190 insertions, 206 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/extcon/devres.c b/drivers/extcon/devres.c
index 186fd735eb28..f599aeddf8e5 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/devres.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/devres.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  drivers/extcon/devres.c - EXTCON device's resource management
+ * drivers/extcon/devres.c - EXTCON device's resource management
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2016 Samsung Electronics
  * Author: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com>
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ static void devm_extcon_dev_notifier_all_unreg(struct device *dev, void *res)
 
 /**
  * devm_extcon_dev_allocate - Allocate managed extcon device
- * @dev:		device owning the extcon device being created
- * @supported_cable:	Array of supported extcon ending with EXTCON_NONE.
- *			If supported_cable is NULL, cable name related APIs
- *			are disabled.
+ * @dev:		the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @supported_cable:	the array of the supported external connectors
+ *			ending with EXTCON_NONE.
  *
  * This function manages automatically the memory of extcon device using device
  * resource management and simplify the control of freeing the memory of extcon
@@ -97,8 +96,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_extcon_dev_allocate);
 
 /**
  * devm_extcon_dev_free() - Resource-managed extcon_dev_unregister()
- * @dev:	device the extcon belongs to
- * @edev:	the extcon device to unregister
+ * @dev:	the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @edev:	the extcon device to be freed
  *
  * Free the memory that is allocated with devm_extcon_dev_allocate()
  * function.
@@ -112,10 +111,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_extcon_dev_free);
 
 /**
  * devm_extcon_dev_register() - Resource-managed extcon_dev_register()
- * @dev:	device to allocate extcon device
- * @edev:	the new extcon device to register
+ * @dev:	the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @edev:	the extcon device to be registered
  *
- * Managed extcon_dev_register() function. If extcon device is attached with
  * this function, that extcon device is automatically unregistered on driver
  * detach. Internally this function calls extcon_dev_register() function.
  * To get more information, refer that function.
@@ -149,8 +147,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_extcon_dev_register);
 
 /**
  * devm_extcon_dev_unregister() - Resource-managed extcon_dev_unregister()
- * @dev:	device the extcon belongs to
- * @edev:	the extcon device to unregister
+ * @dev:	the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @edev:	the extcon device to unregistered
  *
  * Unregister extcon device that is registered with devm_extcon_dev_register()
  * function.
@@ -164,10 +162,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_extcon_dev_unregister);
 
 /**
  * devm_extcon_register_notifier() - Resource-managed extcon_register_notifier()
- * @dev:	device to allocate extcon device
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connecotr.
- * @id:		the unique id of each external connector in extcon enumeration.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * @dev:	the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id among the extcon enumeration
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
  *
  * This function manages automatically the notifier of extcon device using
  * device resource management and simplify the control of unregistering
@@ -208,10 +206,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_extcon_register_notifier);
 /**
  * devm_extcon_unregister_notifier()
 			- Resource-managed extcon_unregister_notifier()
- * @dev:	device to allocate extcon device
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connecotr.
- * @id:		the unique id of each external connector in extcon enumeration.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * @dev:	the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id among the extcon enumeration
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
  */
 void devm_extcon_unregister_notifier(struct device *dev,
 				struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
@@ -225,9 +223,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_extcon_unregister_notifier);
 /**
  * devm_extcon_register_notifier_all()
  *		- Resource-managed extcon_register_notifier_all()
- * @dev:	device to allocate extcon device
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connecotr.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * @dev:	the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
  *
  * This function manages automatically the notifier of extcon device using
  * device resource management and simplify the control of unregistering
@@ -263,9 +261,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_extcon_register_notifier_all);
 /**
  * devm_extcon_unregister_notifier_all()
  *		- Resource-managed extcon_unregister_notifier_all()
- * @dev:	device to allocate extcon device
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connecotr.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * @dev:	the device owning the extcon device being created
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
  */
 void devm_extcon_unregister_notifier_all(struct device *dev,
 				struct extcon_dev *edev,
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
index b93932f79584..35e9fb885486 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  drivers/extcon/extcon.c - External Connector (extcon) framework.
- *
- *  External connector (extcon) class driver
+ * drivers/extcon/extcon.c - External Connector (extcon) framework.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Samsung Electronics
  * Author: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com>
@@ -199,13 +197,13 @@ struct __extcon_info {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct extcon_cable - An internal data for each cable of extcon device.
- * @edev:		The extcon device
- * @cable_index:	Index of this cable in the edev
- * @attr_g:		Attribute group for the cable
+ * struct extcon_cable - An internal data for an external connector.
+ * @edev:		the extcon device
+ * @cable_index:	the index of this cable in the edev
+ * @attr_g:		the attribute group for the cable
  * @attr_name:		"name" sysfs entry
  * @attr_state:		"state" sysfs entry
- * @attrs:		Array pointing to attr_name and attr_state for attr_g
+ * @attrs:		the array pointing to attr_name and attr_state for attr_g
  */
 struct extcon_cable {
 	struct extcon_dev *edev;
@@ -233,15 +231,6 @@ static struct class *extcon_class;
 static LIST_HEAD(extcon_dev_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(extcon_dev_list_lock);
 
-/**
- * check_mutually_exclusive - Check if new_state violates mutually_exclusive
- *			      condition.
- * @edev:	the extcon device
- * @new_state:	new cable attach status for @edev
- *
- * Returns 0 if nothing violates. Returns the index + 1 for the first
- * violated condition.
- */
 static int check_mutually_exclusive(struct extcon_dev *edev, u32 new_state)
 {
 	int i = 0;
@@ -416,11 +405,13 @@ static ssize_t cable_state_show(struct device *dev,
 }
 
 /**
- * extcon_sync()	- Synchronize the states for both the attached/detached
- * @edev:		the extcon device that has the cable.
+ * extcon_sync() - Synchronize the state for an external connector.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ *
+ * Note that this function send a notification in order to synchronize
+ * the state and property of an external connector.
  *
- * This function send a notification to synchronize the all states of a
- * specific external connector
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id)
 {
@@ -496,9 +487,11 @@ int extcon_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_sync);
 
 /**
- * extcon_get_state() - Get the state of a external connector.
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the cable.
- * @id:		the unique id of each external connector in extcon enumeration.
+ * extcon_get_state() - Get the state of an external connector.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_get_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, const unsigned int id)
 {
@@ -521,20 +514,19 @@ int extcon_get_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, const unsigned int id)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_get_state);
 
 /**
- * extcon_set_state() - Set the state of a external connector.
- *			without a notification.
- * @edev:		the extcon device that has the cable.
- * @id:			the unique id of each external connector
- *			in extcon enumeration.
- * @state:		the new cable status. The default semantics is
- *			true: attached / false: detached.
+ * extcon_set_state() - Set the state of an external connector.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @state:	the new state of an external connector.
+ *		the default semantics is true: attached / false: detached.
+ *
+ * Note that this function set the state of an external connector without
+ * a notification. To synchronize the state of an external connector,
+ * have to use extcon_set_state_sync() and extcon_sync().
  *
- * This function only set the state of a external connector without
- * a notification. To synchronize the data of a external connector,
- * use extcon_set_state_sync() and extcon_sync().
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
-int extcon_set_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
-				bool cable_state)
+int extcon_set_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id, bool state)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int index, ret = 0;
@@ -549,11 +541,11 @@ int extcon_set_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&edev->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Check whether the external connector's state is changed. */
-	if (!is_extcon_changed(edev, index, cable_state))
+	if (!is_extcon_changed(edev, index, state))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (check_mutually_exclusive(edev,
-		(edev->state & ~BIT(index)) | (cable_state & BIT(index)))) {
+		(edev->state & ~BIT(index)) | (state & BIT(index)))) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -562,11 +554,11 @@ int extcon_set_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 	 * Initialize the value of extcon property before setting
 	 * the detached state for an external connector.
 	 */
-	if (!cable_state)
+	if (!state)
 		init_property(edev, id, index);
 
-	/* Update the state for a external connector. */
-	if (cable_state)
+	/* Update the state for an external connector. */
+	if (state)
 		edev->state |= BIT(index);
 	else
 		edev->state &= ~(BIT(index));
@@ -578,19 +570,18 @@ out:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_set_state);
 
 /**
- * extcon_set_state_sync() - Set the state of a external connector
- *			with a notification.
- * @edev:		the extcon device that has the cable.
- * @id:			the unique id of each external connector
- *			in extcon enumeration.
- * @state:		the new cable status. The default semantics is
- *			true: attached / false: detached.
+ * extcon_set_state_sync() - Set the state of an external connector with sync.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @state:	the new state of external connector.
+ *		the default semantics is true: attached / false: detached.
+ *
+ * Note that this function set the state of external connector
+ * and synchronize the state by sending a notification.
  *
- * This function set the state of external connector and synchronize the data
- * by usning a notification.
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
-int extcon_set_state_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
-				bool cable_state)
+int extcon_set_state_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id, bool state)
 {
 	int ret, index;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -601,12 +592,12 @@ int extcon_set_state_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 
 	/* Check whether the external connector's state is changed. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&edev->lock, flags);
-	ret = is_extcon_changed(edev, index, cable_state);
+	ret = is_extcon_changed(edev, index, state);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&edev->lock, flags);
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = extcon_set_state(edev, id, cable_state);
+	ret = extcon_set_state(edev, id, state);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -615,19 +606,18 @@ int extcon_set_state_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_set_state_sync);
 
 /**
- * extcon_get_property() - Get the property value of a specific cable.
- * @edev:		the extcon device that has the cable.
- * @id:			the unique id of each external connector
- *			in extcon enumeration.
- * @prop:		the property id among enum extcon_property.
- * @prop_val:		the pointer which store the value of property.
+ * extcon_get_property() - Get the property value of an external connector.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @prop:	the property id indicating an extcon property
+ * @prop_val:	the pointer which store the value of extcon property
  *
- * When getting the property value of external connector, the external connector
- * should be attached. If detached state, function just return 0 without
- * property value. Also, the each property should be included in the list of
- * supported properties according to the type of external connectors.
+ * Note that when getting the property value of external connector,
+ * the external connector should be attached. If detached state, function
+ * return 0 without property value. Also, the each property should be
+ * included in the list of supported properties according to extcon type.
  *
- * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_get_property(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 				unsigned int prop,
@@ -697,17 +687,16 @@ int extcon_get_property(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_get_property);
 
 /**
- * extcon_set_property() - Set the property value of a specific cable.
- * @edev:		the extcon device that has the cable.
- * @id:			the unique id of each external connector
- *			in extcon enumeration.
- * @prop:		the property id among enum extcon_property.
- * @prop_val:		the pointer including the new value of property.
+ * extcon_set_property() - Set the property value of an external connector.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @prop:	the property id indicating an extcon property
+ * @prop_val:	the pointer including the new value of extcon property
  *
- * The each property should be included in the list of supported properties
- * according to the type of external connectors.
+ * Note that each property should be included in the list of supported
+ * properties according to the extcon type.
  *
- * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_set_property(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 				unsigned int prop,
@@ -765,15 +754,14 @@ int extcon_set_property(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_set_property);
 
 /**
- * extcon_set_property_sync() - Set the property value of a specific cable
-			with a notification.
- * @prop_val:		the pointer including the new value of property.
+ * extcon_set_property_sync() - Set property of an external connector with sync.
+ * @prop_val:	the pointer including the new value of extcon property
  *
- * When setting the property value of external connector, the external connector
- * should be attached. The each property should be included in the list of
- * supported properties according to the type of external connectors.
+ * Note that when setting the property value of external connector,
+ * the external connector should be attached. The each property should
+ * be included in the list of supported properties according to extcon type.
  *
- * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_set_property_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 				unsigned int prop,
@@ -790,12 +778,11 @@ int extcon_set_property_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_set_property_sync);
 
 /**
- * extcon_get_property_capability() - Get the capability of property
- *			of an external connector.
- * @edev:		the extcon device that has the cable.
- * @id:			the unique id of each external connector
- *			in extcon enumeration.
- * @prop:		the property id among enum extcon_property.
+ * extcon_get_property_capability() - Get the capability of the property
+ *					for an external connector.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @prop:	the property id indicating an extcon property
  *
  * Returns 1 if the property is available or 0 if not available.
  */
@@ -821,18 +808,17 @@ int extcon_get_property_capability(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_get_property_capability);
 
 /**
- * extcon_set_property_capability() - Set the capability of a property
- *			of an external connector.
- * @edev:		the extcon device that has the cable.
- * @id:			the unique id of each external connector
- *			in extcon enumeration.
- * @prop:		the property id among enum extcon_property.
+ * extcon_set_property_capability() - Set the capability of the property
+ *					for an external connector.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @prop:	the property id indicating an extcon property
  *
- * This function set the capability of a property for an external connector
- * to mark the bit in capability bitmap which mean the available state of
- * a property.
+ * Note that this function set the capability of the property
+ * for an external connector in order to mark the bit in capability
+ * bitmap which mean the available state of the property.
  *
- * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_set_property_capability(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 					unsigned int prop)
@@ -880,8 +866,10 @@ int extcon_set_property_capability(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_set_property_capability);
 
 /**
- * extcon_get_extcon_dev() - Get the extcon device instance from the name
- * @extcon_name:	The extcon name provided with extcon_dev_register()
+ * extcon_get_extcon_dev() - Get the extcon device instance from the name.
+ * @extcon_name:	the extcon name provided with extcon_dev_register()
+ *
+ * Return the pointer of extcon device if success or ERR_PTR(err) if fail.
  */
 struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_extcon_dev(const char *extcon_name)
 {
@@ -903,15 +891,17 @@ out:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_get_extcon_dev);
 
 /**
- * extcon_register_notifier() - Register a notifiee to get notified by
- *				any attach status changes from the extcon.
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connecotr.
- * @id:		the unique id of each external connector in extcon enumeration.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * extcon_register_notifier() - Register a notifier block to get notified by
+ *				any state changes from the extcon.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
  *
  * Note that the second parameter given to the callback of nb (val) is
- * "old_state", not the current state. The current state can be retrieved
- * by looking at the third pameter (edev pointer)'s state value.
+ * the current state of an external connector and the third pameter
+ * is the pointer of extcon device.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_register_notifier(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 			     struct notifier_block *nb)
@@ -935,10 +925,12 @@ int extcon_register_notifier(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_register_notifier);
 
 /**
- * extcon_unregister_notifier() - Unregister a notifiee from the extcon device.
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connecotr.
- * @id:		the unique id of each external connector in extcon enumeration.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * extcon_unregister_notifier() - Unregister a notifier block from the extcon.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @id:		the unique id indicating an external connector
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_unregister_notifier(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 				struct notifier_block *nb)
@@ -962,16 +954,16 @@ int extcon_unregister_notifier(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_unregister_notifier);
 
 /**
- * extcon_register_notifier_all() - Register a notifier block for all connectors
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connector.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * extcon_register_notifier_all() - Register a notifier block for all connectors.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
  *
- * This function registers a notifier block in order to receive the state
- * change of all supported external connectors from extcon device.
+ * Note that this function registers a notifier block in order to receive
+ * the state change of all supported external connectors from extcon device.
  * And the second parameter given to the callback of nb (val) is
- * the current state and third parameter is the edev pointer.
+ * the current state and the third pameter is the pointer of extcon device.
  *
- * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_register_notifier_all(struct extcon_dev *edev,
 				struct notifier_block *nb)
@@ -992,10 +984,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_register_notifier_all);
 
 /**
  * extcon_unregister_notifier_all() - Unregister a notifier block from extcon.
- * @edev:	the extcon device that has the external connecotr.
- * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
+ * @nb:		a notifier block to be registered
  *
- * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_unregister_notifier_all(struct extcon_dev *edev,
 				struct notifier_block *nb)
@@ -1044,15 +1036,14 @@ static void dummy_sysfs_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 
 /*
  * extcon_dev_allocate() - Allocate the memory of extcon device.
- * @supported_cable:	Array of supported extcon ending with EXTCON_NONE.
- *			If supported_cable is NULL, cable name related APIs
- *			are disabled.
+ * @supported_cable:	the array of the supported external connectors
+ *			ending with EXTCON_NONE.
  *
- * This function allocates the memory for extcon device without allocating
- * memory in each extcon provider driver and initialize default setting for
- * extcon device.
+ * Note that this function allocates the memory for extcon device 
+ * and initialize default setting for the extcon device.
  *
- * Return the pointer of extcon device if success or ERR_PTR(err) if fail
+ * Returns the pointer memory of allocated extcon_dev if success
+ * or ERR_PTR(err) if fail.
  */
 struct extcon_dev *extcon_dev_allocate(const unsigned int *supported_cable)
 {
@@ -1073,7 +1064,7 @@ struct extcon_dev *extcon_dev_allocate(const unsigned int *supported_cable)
 
 /*
  * extcon_dev_free() - Free the memory of extcon device.
- * @edev:	the extcon device to free
+ * @edev:	the extcon device
  */
 void extcon_dev_free(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 {
@@ -1082,13 +1073,18 @@ void extcon_dev_free(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_dev_free);
 
 /**
- * extcon_dev_register() - Register a new extcon device
- * @edev	: the new extcon device (should be allocated before calling)
+ * extcon_dev_register() - Register an new extcon device
+ * @edev:	the extcon device to be registered
  *
  * Among the members of edev struct, please set the "user initializing data"
- * in any case and set the "optional callbacks" if required. However, please
  * do not set the values of "internal data", which are initialized by
  * this function.
+ *
+ * Note that before calling this funciton, have to allocate the memory
+ * of an extcon device by using the extcon_dev_allocate(). And the extcon
+ * dev should include the supported_cable information.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if success or error number if fail.
  */
 int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 {
@@ -1295,7 +1291,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_dev_register);
 
 /**
  * extcon_dev_unregister() - Unregister the extcon device.
- * @edev:	the extcon device instance to be unregistered.
+ * @edev:	the extcon device to be unregistered.
  *
  * Note that this does not call kfree(edev) because edev was not allocated
  * by this class.
@@ -1341,11 +1337,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_dev_unregister);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 /*
- * extcon_get_edev_by_phandle - Get the extcon device from devicetree
- * @dev - instance to the given device
- * @index - index into list of extcon_dev
+ * extcon_get_edev_by_phandle - Get the extcon device from devicetree.
+ * @dev		: the instance to the given device
+ * @index	: the index into list of extcon_dev
  *
- * return the instance of extcon device
+ * Return the pointer of extcon device if success or ERR_PTR(err) if fail.
  */
 struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_edev_by_phandle(struct device *dev, int index)
 {
@@ -1410,8 +1406,6 @@ static void __exit extcon_class_exit(void)
 module_exit(extcon_class_exit);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com>");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Mike Lockwood <lockwood@android.com>");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Donggeun Kim <dg77.kim@samsung.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@samsung.com>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("External connector (extcon) class driver");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("External Connector (extcon) framework");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/include/linux/extcon.h b/include/linux/extcon.h
index 3ba02eecba2e..e03204d5a366 100644
--- a/include/linux/extcon.h
+++ b/include/linux/extcon.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  External connector (extcon) class driver
+ * External Connector (extcon) framework
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Samsung Electronics
  * Author: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com>
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
-*/
+ */
 
 #ifndef __LINUX_EXTCON_H__
 #define __LINUX_EXTCON_H__
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@
 #define EXTCON_NUM		63
 
 /*
- * Define the property of supported external connectors.
+ * Define the properties of supported external connectors.
  *
  * When adding the new extcon property, they *must* have
  * the type/value/default information. Also, you *have to*
@@ -176,44 +175,42 @@ struct extcon_dev;
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EXTCON)
 
-/*
- * Following APIs are for notifiers or configurations.
- * Notifiers are the external port and connection devices.
- */
+/* Following APIs register/unregister the extcon device. */
 extern int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev);
 extern void extcon_dev_unregister(struct extcon_dev *edev);
 extern int devm_extcon_dev_register(struct device *dev,
 				    struct extcon_dev *edev);
 extern void devm_extcon_dev_unregister(struct device *dev,
 				       struct extcon_dev *edev);
-extern struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_extcon_dev(const char *extcon_name);
 
-/*
- * Following APIs control the memory of extcon device.
- */
+/* Following APIs allocate/free the memory of the extcon device. */
 extern struct extcon_dev *extcon_dev_allocate(const unsigned int *cable);
 extern void extcon_dev_free(struct extcon_dev *edev);
 extern struct extcon_dev *devm_extcon_dev_allocate(struct device *dev,
 						   const unsigned int *cable);
 extern void devm_extcon_dev_free(struct device *dev, struct extcon_dev *edev);
 
+/* Synchronize the state and property value for each external connector. */
+extern int extcon_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id);
+
 /*
- * get/set_state access each bit of the 32b encoded state value.
- * They are used to access the status of each cable based on the cable id.
+ * Following APIs get/set the connected state of each external connector.
+ * The 'id' argument indicates the defined external connector.
  */
 extern int extcon_get_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id);
 extern int extcon_set_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
-				   bool cable_state);
+				   bool state);
 extern int extcon_set_state_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
-				bool cable_state);
-/*
- * Synchronize the state and property data for a specific external connector.
- */
-extern int extcon_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id);
+				bool state);
 
 /*
- * get/set_property access the property value of each external connector.
- * They are used to access the property of each cable based on the property id.
+ * Following APIs get/set the property of each external connector.
+ * The 'id' argument indicates the defined external connector
+ * and the 'prop' indicates the extcon property.
+ *
+ * And extcon_get/set_property_capability() set the capability of the property
+ * for each external connector. They are used to set the capability of the
+ * property of each external connector based on the id and property.
  */
 extern int extcon_get_property(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 				unsigned int prop,
@@ -224,19 +221,15 @@ extern int extcon_set_property(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 extern int extcon_set_property_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 				unsigned int prop,
 				union extcon_property_value prop_val);
-
-/*
- * get/set_property_capability set the capability of the property for each
- * external connector. They are used to set the capability of the property
- * of each external connector based on the id and property.
- */
 extern int extcon_get_property_capability(struct extcon_dev *edev,
 				unsigned int id, unsigned int prop);
 extern int extcon_set_property_capability(struct extcon_dev *edev,
 				unsigned int id, unsigned int prop);
 
 /*
- * Following APIs are to monitor the status change of the external connectors.
+ * Following APIs register the notifier block in order to detect
+ * the change of both state and property value for each external connector.
+ *
  * extcon_register_notifier(*edev, id, *nb) : Register a notifier block
  *			for specific external connector of the extcon.
  * extcon_register_notifier_all(*edev, *nb) : Register a notifier block
@@ -265,16 +258,15 @@ extern void devm_extcon_unregister_notifier_all(struct device *dev,
 				struct notifier_block *nb);
 
 /*
- * Following API get the extcon device from devicetree.
- * This function use phandle of devicetree to get extcon device directly.
+ * Following APIs get the extcon_dev from devicetree or by through extcon name.
  */
+extern struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_extcon_dev(const char *extcon_name);
 extern struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_edev_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
 						     int index);
 
-/* Following API to get information of extcon device */
+/* Following API get the name of extcon device. */
 extern const char *extcon_get_edev_name(struct extcon_dev *edev);
 
-
 #else /* CONFIG_EXTCON */
 static inline int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 {
@@ -314,13 +306,13 @@ static inline int extcon_get_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id)
 }
 
 static inline int extcon_set_state(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
-				bool cable_state)
+				bool state)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int extcon_set_state_sync(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
-				bool cable_state)
+				bool state)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -362,11 +354,6 @@ static inline int extcon_set_property_capability(struct extcon_dev *edev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_extcon_dev(const char *extcon_name)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static inline int extcon_register_notifier(struct extcon_dev *edev,
 					unsigned int id,
 					struct notifier_block *nb)
@@ -392,6 +379,11 @@ static inline  void devm_extcon_unregister_notifier(struct device *dev,
 				struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 				struct notifier_block *nb) { }
 
+static inline struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_extcon_dev(const char *extcon_name)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static inline struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_edev_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
 							    int index)
 {