Re: [PATCH v4 5/8] power: supply: qcom_battmgr: update compats for SM8550 and X1E80100

[Fenglin Wu <fenglin.wu@oss.qualcomm.com>]

On 9/16/2025 6:16 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 10:40:03AM +0800, Fenglin Wu wrote:
>> On 9/15/2025 6:19 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
>>> On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 04:49:57PM +0800, Fenglin Wu via B4 Relay wrote:
>>>> From: Fenglin Wu <fenglin.wu@oss.qualcomm.com>
>>>>
>>>> Add variant definitions for SM8550 and X1E80100 platforms. Add a compat
>>>> for SM8550 and update match data for X1E80100 specifically so that they
>>>> could be handled differently in supporting charge control functionality.
>>> Why?
>> Is the question about why this was submitted as a separate patch, or about
>> the need for the change itself? The reason for the change is explained in
>> the commit text.
> It's not, and that was my question. Why do you need to handle them
> differently?
>
> Please always start your commit message with the description of the
> issue that you are facing.
>
The simple answer is, the charge control functionality is only supported 
in battery management firmware starting from SM8550 and X1E80100.

I will add this statement in the commit text.

>> As for submitting it separately, that was done to address
>> Bryan's comments to split out the compats changes. Anyway, I will address
>> the further comments from Stephen to make the change bisectable.
>>>> Tested-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@linaro.org> # on Thinkpad T14S OLED
>>>> Signed-off-by: Fenglin Wu <fenglin.wu@oss.qualcomm.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    drivers/power/supply/qcom_battmgr.c | 7 +++++--
>>>>    1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>>