Re: [PATCH] power: supply: sbs-battery: Add PbAc, NiZn, RAM, and ZnAr support

[borissh1983@gmail.com]

Hi.

On Monday, 22 June 2026 23:39:26 Israel Daylight Time Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2026 at 05:59:52PM +0300, Boris Shtrasman wrote:
> > Add support for PbAc, NiZn, RAM, and ZnAr chemistries as defined in the
> > Smart Battery Data Specification v1.1 (Section 5.1.30 DeviceChemistry).

> >  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c
> > index 43c48196c167..42a941e99155 100644
> > --- a/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c
> > +++ b/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c
> > @@ -860,6 +860,14 @@ static int sbs_get_chemistry(struct sbs_info *chip,
> >  		chip->technology = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_NiCd;
> >  	else if (!strncasecmp(chemistry, "NiMH", 4))
> >  		chip->technology = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_NiMH;
> > +	else if (!strncasecmp(chemistry, "PbAc", 4))
> > +		chip->technology = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_PbAc;
> > +	else if (!strncasecmp(chemistry, "NiZn", 4))
> > +		chip->technology = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_NiZn;
> > +	else if (!strncasecmp(chemistry, "RAM", 3))
> > +		chip->technology = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_RAM;
> > +	else if (!strncasecmp(chemistry, "ZnAr", 4))
> > +		chip->technology = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_ZnAr;
> >  	else
> >  		chip->technology = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_UNKNOWN;
> >  
> > diff --git a/include/linux/power_supply.h b/include/linux/power_supply.h
> > index 7a5e4c3242a0..034800cd21da 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/power_supply.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/power_supply.h
> > @@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ enum {
> >  	POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_LiFe,
> >  	POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_NiCd,
> >  	POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_LiMn,
> > +	POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_PbAc,
> > +	POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_NiZn,
> > +	POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_RAM,
> > +	POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_ZnAr,
> >  };
> 
> You need to update the ABI Documentation and the sysfs code to
> handle the new properties.
> 

I assume I should  have two patches one that include ABI documentation,
 sysfs , selftest and the  power_supply.h while the other is only for
 the sbs-battery.

Or should it be three patches ,power_supply ,h + sysfs ,   documentation
   and self test,  and sbs-battery ?

> Greetings,
> 
> -- Sebastian
> 

Thank you .