linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] power_supply: Add driver for TWL4030/TPS65950 BCI charger

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Date:	Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:07:45 -0600
From:	"Madhusudhan" <madhu.cr@...com>
To:	<avorontsov@...mvista.com>,
	"'Felipe Balbi'" <felipe.balbi@...ia.com>
Cc:	"'Grazvydas Ignotas'" <notasas@...il.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] power_supply: Add driver for TWL4030/TPS65950 BCI charger



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anton Vorontsov [mailto:avorontsov@...mvista.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:44 AM
> To: Felipe Balbi
> Cc: Grazvydas Ignotas; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Madhusudhan
> Chikkature; linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] power_supply: Add driver for TWL4030/TPS65950 BCI
> charger
> 
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 04:21:27PM +0200, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 03:18:30PM +0100, ext Anton Vorontsov wrote:
> > >>Ok since it doesn't look like this will resolve soon, what about
> > >>adding some DEVICE_ATTR for the time being and requiring userspace to
> > >>write charge current here to start actual charging?
> > >
> > >Works for me. Let's think of the kernel charging support as an
> > >yet unimplemented feature.
> >
> > but if you guys are ok with this one for now. It can always be
> > changed later :-)
> 
> Yep. The only thing I'm afraid of is that once the driver is in,
> then nobody will bother with improving it to do the right thing.
> But an imperfect driver is better than none.
> 

So, what is the conclusion then? Are you planning to push the BCI charger
patch currently and handle updates later?

Regards,
Madhu

> Thanks,
> 
> --
> Anton Vorontsov
> email: cbouatmailru@...il.com
> irc://irc.freenode.net/bd2

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