Re: Generic battery interface

Pavel Machek
2006-07-30T10:37:30Z

Hi!

> >Are there any plans at merging tp_smapi, BTW? After fixing few minor
> >details (like removing " mV" from files)... it looks like it would fit
> >into hwmon infrastructure rather nicely.
>
> Yes, it will definitely be submitted once stable. We're still tweaking
> some stuff, such as whitelisting (see "[PATCH] DMI: Decode and save
> OEM String information").

Please avoid this trap. You probably want to submit it early. "Submit
once stable" is dangerous: cleanups needed while submitting sometimes
make the whole work unstable, again.

> Is "hwmon" suitable for something that *contols* battery charging too,
> and might have extra attributes tacked on as we unravel additional
> ThinkPad firmware capabilities?

I'd say it is okay. AFAICT, hwmon can already control fan.
Pavel
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