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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:24:52 +0000
From:	"Pallala, Ramakrishna" <ramakrishna.pallala@...el.com>
To:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@....fi>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@...il.com>,
	Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@...aro.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] smb347_charger: Cleanup power supply registration code
 in probe

> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Pallala, Ramakrishna <ramakrishna.pallala@...el.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > what is gain and why user space need to see for usb online property
> > and get disappointed when platform has disabled USB charging( where user/user space
> has no idea about this).
> 
> Userspace doesn't have to know anything about how the platform is configured. It just
> reads standard and documented attributes and reacts on those.
> 
> > if usb charging is  not enabled just don't register. I think it's clean and make more
> sense to me.
> 
> I disagree but I'll let Anton to decide which is better and how it is supposed to work.
> 
> Btw, I think you should also check those places where
> power_supply_changed() is called for the supplies and make those conditional to what is
> registered.

I will resubmit the patch.

Thanks,
Ram
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