linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bq27x00_battery: Do not report nominal available capaciy if battery is not calibrated

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Date:	Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:05:52 -0800
From:	Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@...il.com>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bq27x00_battery: Do not report nominal available capaciy
 if battery is not calibrated

On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 03:42:48PM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c |    8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

OK, I'm assuming we don't want this because otherwise we're getting bogus
values in the sysfs, and so we confuse userland. I added this explanation
to the commit message, but still would be great to hear some confirmation.

Anyways, this is applied now.

Thanks!

> diff --git a/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c b/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c
> index 5860d4d..41b3328 100644
> --- a/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c
> +++ b/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c
> @@ -230,6 +230,14 @@ static int bq27x00_battery_read_charge(struct bq27x00_device_info *di, u8 reg)
>   */
>  static inline int bq27x00_battery_read_nac(struct bq27x00_device_info *di)
>  {
> +	int flags;
> +	bool is_bq27500 = di->chip == BQ27500;
> +	bool is_higher = bq27xxx_is_chip_version_higher(di);
> +
> +	flags = bq27x00_read(di, BQ27x00_REG_FLAGS, !is_bq27500);
> +	if (flags >= 0 && !is_higher && (flags & BQ27000_FLAG_CI))
> +		return -ENODATA;
> +
>  	return bq27x00_battery_read_charge(di, BQ27x00_REG_NAC);
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
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