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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-07-04 14:25:14 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-07-04 14:25:14 -0700
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Merge tag 'for-v4.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sre/linux-power-supply
Pull power supply and reset updates from Sebastian Reichel: "New drivers: - Linear ltc3651 charger driver - Motorola CPCAP battery fuel-gauge driver New chip/feature support: - bq27xxx: prepare for chip data setup - axp20x_battery: support max charge current setup New core features: - add Apple Brick ID type - support "supplied-from" device property for generic ACPI/pdata support - support strings for sysfs properties representing enums - introduce battery-info (backend is DT only for now) - provide reboot-mode header globally .. and misc fixes" * tag 'for-v4.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sre/linux-power-supply: (39 commits) power: supply: sbs-battery: Don't needlessly set CAPACITY_MODE power: supply: sbs-battery: Prevent CAPACITY_MODE races power: supply: bq24735: remove incorrect le16_to_cpu calls power: supply: sbs-battery: remove incorrect le16_to_cpu calls power: supply: cpcap-charger: Add missing power_supply_config power: supply: twl4030-charger: move allocation of iio channel to the beginning power: supply: twl4030-charger: allocate iio by devm_iio_channel_get() and fix error path power: supply: core: constify psy_tcd_ops. dt-bindings: power: supply: cpcap-battery: Add power-supplies property dt-bindings: power: supply: move max8903-charger.txt to proper location dt-bindings: power: supply: move maxim,max14656.txt to proper location power: supply: twl4030_charger: Use sysfs_match_string() helper power: reset: reboot-mode: Make include file global power: supply: axp20x_battery: add DT support for battery max constant charge current power: supply: axp20x_battery: add support for DT battery power: supply: bq27xxx: Add power_supply_battery_info support power: supply: bq27xxx: Add chip data memory read/write support power: supply: bq27xxx: Add bulk transfer bus methods dt-bindings: power: supply: bq27xxx: Add monitored-battery documentation power: supply: core: Add power_supply_prop_precharge ...
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt31
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diff --git a/Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt b/Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt
index 0c72588bd967..300d37896e51 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt
@@ -115,28 +115,33 @@ of charge when battery became full/empty". It also could mean "value of
charge when battery considered full/empty at given conditions (temperature,
age)". I.e. these attributes represents real thresholds, not design values.
+ENERGY_FULL, ENERGY_EMPTY - same as above but for energy.
+
CHARGE_COUNTER - the current charge counter (in µAh). This could easily
be negative; there is no empty or full value. It is only useful for
relative, time-based measurements.
+PRECHARGE_CURRENT - the maximum charge current during precharge phase
+of charge cycle (typically 20% of battery capacity).
+CHARGE_TERM_CURRENT - Charge termination current. The charge cycle
+terminates when battery voltage is above recharge threshold, and charge
+current is below this setting (typically 10% of battery capacity).
+
CONSTANT_CHARGE_CURRENT - constant charge current programmed by charger.
CONSTANT_CHARGE_CURRENT_MAX - maximum charge current supported by the
power supply object.
-INPUT_CURRENT_LIMIT - input current limit programmed by charger. Indicates
-the current drawn from a charging source.
-CHARGE_TERM_CURRENT - Charge termination current used to detect the end of charge
-condition.
-
-CALIBRATE - battery or coulomb counter calibration status
CONSTANT_CHARGE_VOLTAGE - constant charge voltage programmed by charger.
CONSTANT_CHARGE_VOLTAGE_MAX - maximum charge voltage supported by the
power supply object.
+INPUT_CURRENT_LIMIT - input current limit programmed by charger. Indicates
+the current drawn from a charging source.
+
CHARGE_CONTROL_LIMIT - current charge control limit setting
CHARGE_CONTROL_LIMIT_MAX - maximum charge control limit setting
-ENERGY_FULL, ENERGY_EMPTY - same as above but for energy.
+CALIBRATE - battery or coulomb counter calibration status
CAPACITY - capacity in percents.
CAPACITY_ALERT_MIN - minimum capacity alert value in percents.
@@ -174,6 +179,18 @@ issued by external power supply will notify supplicants via
external_power_changed callback.
+Devicetree battery characteristics
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Drivers should call power_supply_get_battery_info() to obtain battery
+characteristics from a devicetree battery node, defined in
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt. This is
+implemented in drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c.
+
+Properties in struct power_supply_battery_info and their counterparts in the
+battery node have names corresponding to elements in enum power_supply_property,
+for naming consistency between sysfs attributes and battery node properties.
+
+
QA
~~
Q: Where is POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_XYZ attribute?
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