From: Karol Kozimor <sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org>
To: Paul Ionescu <i_p_a_u_l-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Re: question about ACPI & Smart Batteries
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:40:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040813074055.GA17097@hell.org.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pan.2004.08.12.22.40.32.120142-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Thus wrote Paul Ionescu:
> In CM case I think that when you look into /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state,
> you get the instantaneous value.
> So the state file is not updated unless you look in it, and then you get
> the values at that moment, because the APCI code will just call _BST
> method to tell you the actual values.
> So, I think you can trust those values as being pretty accurate.
I suppose most ECs cache that information and update only in EC-specific
intervals.
Best regards,
--
Karol 'sziwan' Kozimor
sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org
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2004-08-12 22:10 question about ACPI & Smart Batteries Grover, Andrew
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2004-08-12 22:29 ` Cintia B. Margi
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2004-08-12 22:36 ` Tomasz Ciolek
2004-08-12 22:40 ` Paul Ionescu
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2004-08-13 7:40 ` Karol Kozimor [this message]
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