linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 5/8] Loongson: YeeLoong: add hardware monitoring driver

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Date:	Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:04:46 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@...il.com>
Cc:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, zhangfx@...ote.com,
	linux-laptop@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 5/8] Loongson: YeeLoong: add hardware monitoring
 driver


> > What is going on here? I thought the value is already in two's
> > complement... Is the above equivalent of
> > 
> > 	      if (value < 0)
> > 	      	 value = -value; 
> > 
> > ? If so, why? If not, can you add a comment?
> 
> Right, then, will use this instead:
> 
> static int get_battery_current(void)
> { 
> 	s16 value;
> 
> 	value = (ec_read(REG_BAT_CURRENT_HIGH) << 8) |
> 		(ec_read(REG_BAT_CURRENT_LOW));
> 
> 	return abs(value);
> }

That's certainly better. But... why not return signed value? Current
flowing from the battery is certainly very different from current
flowing into it...
									Pavel
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