linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Re: Battery class driver.

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Date:	Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:53:56 -0400
From:	David Zeuthen <davidz@...hat.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Richard Hughes <hughsient@...il.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Shem Multinymous <multinymous@...il.com>,
	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...top.org, sfr@...b.auug.org.au, len.brown@...el.com,
	greg@...ah.com, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
	linux-thinkpad mailing list <linux-thinkpad@...ux-thinkpad.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Re: Battery class driver.

On Sat, 2006-10-28 at 18:55 +0000, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Bad idea... I bet someone will just ignore the units part, because all
> the machines he seen had mW there. 

Sure, user space can do silly things. Just ask davej. Let's try to
assume they don't.

> Just put it into the name:
> 
> power_avg_mV

Bad idea... it means user space will have to try to open different files
and what happens when someone introduces a new unit? Ideally I'd like
the unit to be part of the payload of the sysfs file. Second to that I
think having the unit in a separate file is preferable.

     David


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