Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] power: Add support for DA9150 Fuel-Gauge

[Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>]

On Mon, 06 Jul 2015, Opensource [Adam Thomson] wrote:

> On July 3, 2015 16:22, Lee Jones wrote:
> 
> > > +/*
> > > + * Function template to provide battery temperature. Should provide
> > > + * 0.1 degrees C resolution return values.
> > > + */
> > > +typedef int (*da9150_read_temp_t)(void *context);
> > > +
> > > +/* Register temp callback function */
> > > +void da9150_fg_register_temp_cb(struct power_supply *psy,
> > da9150_read_temp_t cb,
> > > +				void *cb_context);
> > > +
> > >  #endif /* __DA9150_FG_H */
> > 
> > I still don't get why you think pointers are better than just calling
> > the function directly.  Can the *fn() ever point to different functions?
> 
> Here, the intention is to cover the scenario where a battery has no internal
> thermistor, and cannot provide temperature readings to the DA9150 device. In
> that scenario I've allowed for the option of providing an external function
> which can give the temperature reading instead as DA9150 will not be able to
> provide a correct reading in that scenario. This would be platform dependent and
> such a platform using a battery not employing an NTC in their battery can
> register its own call-back function to provide battery temperature instead.
> 
> So, in answer to your question, yes.

Before you add this scenario, I would like to see the code which
utilises it.  I'm not a fan of coding-up 'just-in-case's.  Please
re-submit when you have a user in the same patch-set.

This whole idea will need a discussion with Jonathan (the IIO
Maintainer), now CC'ed.

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Lee Jones
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