linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/7] [RFC] Battery monitoring class

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Date:	Fri, 4 May 2007 11:59:56 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Anton Vorontsov <cbou@...l.ru>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-discuss@...dhelds.org,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Shem Multinymous <multinymous@...il.com>,
	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] [RFC] Battery monitoring class

Hi!

> > I'll convert mXh to uXh a bit later, if there will no further objections
> > against uXh. Also I'd like to hear if there any objections on
> > mA/mV -> uA/uV conversion. I think we'd better keep all units at the
> > same order/precision.
> 
> Okay, would it make sense to use "long" instead of "int" after "milli" to
> "micro" conversion? On 32 bit machines int gives +-2147483648 limit. So
> 2147 volts/amperes/...

long == int on 32bit machines.

> Though 2147 amperes is unrealistic for batteries, but if used in
> calculations it could be dangerous.

Let the one doing calculations handle that ;-).
								Pavel

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