* @PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT: the state the pinctrl handle shall be put
* into as default, usually this means the pins are up and ready to
* be used by the device driver. This state is commonly used by
- * hogs to configure muxing and pins at boot.
+ * hogs to configure muxing and pins at boot, and also as a state
+ * to go into when returning from sleep and idle in
+ * .pm_runtime_resume() or ordinary .resume() for example.
* @PINCTRL_STATE_IDLE: the state the pinctrl handle shall be put into
- * when the pins are idle. Could typically be set from a
- * pm_runtime_suspend() operation.
+ * when the pins are idle. This is a state where the system is relaxed
+ * but not fully sleeping - some power may be on but clocks gated for
+ * example. Could typically be set from a pm_runtime_suspend() or
+ * pm_runtime_idle() operation.
* @PINCTRL_STATE_SLEEP: the state the pinctrl handle shall be put into
- * when the pins are sleeping. Could typically be set from a
- * common suspend() function.
+ * when the pins are sleeping. This is a state where the system is in
+ * its lowest sleep state. Could typically be set from an
+ * ordinary .suspend() function.
*/
#define PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT "default"
#define PINCTRL_STATE_IDLE "idle"