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From: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] acpi: battery: Split battery driver for reuse by
 DPTF power participant
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:39:05 -0700
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On Fri, 2016-07-01 at 00:08 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM, Srinivas Pandruvada
> <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > DPTF power participant device have common objects with ACPI battery
> > device
> > "PNP0C0A". For example the main battery objects:
> > _BST: returns dynamic battery information
> > _BIX: The static battery properties and control method
> > Also both can register with power_supply class to present
> > properties
> > of a typical battery device.
> > 
> > To avoid code duplication, the existing battery driver is split
> > into two
> > parts:
> > - A common part
> > - ACPI battery driver
> > 
> > battery_common
> > Most of the existing battery driver source, except ACPI enumeration
> > part
> > moved a separate file. It exposes an interface, which can be used
> > by ACPI
> > battery driver and DPTF power participant driver.
> > Also the current battery driver code had lots of check_patch
> > errors.
> > These check_patch errors are addressed in this battery_common.
> > These are
> > the main interface functions:
> > acpi_battery_common_add
> > acpi_battery_common_remove
> > acpi_battery_common_resume
> > acpi_battery_common_notify
> > 
> > battery: This is ACPI battery driver, which just enumerate on
> > PNP0C0A
> > device and use interface functions offered by battery common part.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel
> > .com>
> 
> Are there any functional changes in this patch?
No.

Thanks,
Srinivas