linux-kernel - Re: HTC Dream aka. t-mobile g1 support

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Date:	Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:02:33 +0100
From:	Ian Molton <ian@...menth.co.uk>
To:	Brian Swetland <swetland@...gle.com>
CC:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk>,
	san@...roid.com, rlove@...gle.com, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: HTC Dream aka. t-mobile g1 support

Brian Swetland wrote:

> Yup.  It's an HTC specific thing -- some of their devices don't have a
> battery gauge IC and estimate current drain based on hints provided to
> the baseband from the apps processor.  I'm not particularly thrilled
> with the interface, but without it the battery level estimation is
> flakier.

Is there a reason that this couldnt be done in userspace?
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