Re: [PATCH 1/1] battery: only refresh the sysfs files when pertinant information changes

[Ralf Jung <post@ralfj.de>]

Hi,

I applied this to 3.4-rc5, and it fixes the issue. Thanks a lot :)

> We only need to regenerate the sysfs files when the capacity units
> change, avoid the update otherwise.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Tested-by: Ralf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/battery.c |   10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> 	Based on Matthew's feedback here is a version which optimises
> 	based on the power_unit field as returned from the battery info.
> 	Could someone who suffers from this issue please test this out
> 	and report back.  Thanks.
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
> index 86933ca..7dd3f9f 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
> @@ -643,11 +643,19 @@ static int acpi_battery_update(struct acpi_battery
> *battery)
> 
>  static void acpi_battery_refresh(struct acpi_battery *battery)
>  {
> +	int power_unit;
> +
>  	if (!battery->bat.dev)
>  		return;
> 
> +	power_unit = battery->power_unit;
> +
>  	acpi_battery_get_info(battery);
> -	/* The battery may have changed its reporting units. */
> +
> +	if (power_unit == battery->power_unit)
> +		return;
> +
> +	/* The battery has changed its reporting units. */
>  	sysfs_remove_battery(battery);
>  	sysfs_add_battery(battery);
>  }

Kind regards,
Ralf Jung