[PATCH v11 01/10] devicetree: power: Add battery.txt

Liam Breck
2017-03-20T09:43:26Z

From: Liam Breck <kernel-RYWXG+zxWwBdeoIcmNTgJF6hYfS7NtTn@public.gmane.org>

Documentation of static battery characteristics that can be defined
for batteries which cannot self-identify. This information is required
by fuel-gauge and charger chips for proper handling of the battery.

Cc: Rob Herring <robh-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Signed-off-by: Matt Ranostay <matt-sk+viVC6FLCDq+mSdOJa79kegs52MxvZ@public.gmane.org>
Signed-off-by: Liam Breck <kernel-RYWXG+zxWwBdeoIcmNTgJF6hYfS7NtTn@public.gmane.org>
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.../devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt
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+Battery Characteristics
+
+The devicetree battery node provides static battery characteristics.
+In smart batteries, these are typically stored in non-volatile memory
+on a fuel gauge chip. The battery node should be used where there is
+no appropriate non-volatile memory, or it is unprogrammed/incorrect.
+
+Required Properties:
+ - compatible: Must be "simple-battery"
+
+Optional Properties:
+ - voltage-min-design-microvolt: drained battery voltage
+ - energy-full-design-microwatt-hours: battery design energy
+ - charge-full-design-microamp-hours: battery design capacity
+
+Battery properties are named, where possible, for the corresponding
+elements in enum power_supply_property, defined in
+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/include/linux/power_supply.h#n86
+
+Batteries must be referenced by chargers and/or fuel-gauges
+using a phandle. The phandle's property should be named
+"monitored-battery".
+
+Example:
+
+ bat: battery {
+ compatible = "simple-battery";
+ voltage-min-design-microvolt = <3200000>;
+ energy-full-design-microwatt-hours = <5290000>;
+ charge-full-design-microamp-hours = <1430000>;
+ };
+
+ charger: charger@11 {
+ ....
+ monitored-battery = <&bat>;
+ ...
+ };
+
+ fuel_gauge: fuel-gauge@22 {
+ ....
+ monitored-battery = <&bat>;
+ ...
+ };
--
2.9.3

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