linux-kernel - RE: [RFC] [PATCH] Adding Intel Moorestown PMIC Battery Driver

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Message-ID: <175E0F9A9EFCEA46A65F5552BB0572980445DB321C@bgsmsx502.gar.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:49:15 +0530
From:	"Mahalingam, Nithish" <nithish.mahalingam@...el.com>
To:	"avorontsov@...mvista.com" <avorontsov@...mvista.com>
CC:	"dwmw2@...radead.org" <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"cbou@...l.ru" <cbou@...l.ru>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC] [PATCH] Adding Intel Moorestown PMIC Battery Driver

>>>> +       unsigned int batt_charge_now;           /* in mAS */
>>>> +       unsigned int batt_prev_charge_full;     /* in mAS */
>>> +       unsigned int batt_charge_rate;          /* in units per second */
>>> 
>>> Per include/linux/power_supply.h and
>>> Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt
>>> 
>>> * All voltages, currents, charges, energies, time and temperatures in uV,
>>> * uA, uAh, uWh, seconds and tenths of degree Celsius unless otherwise
>>> * stated. It's driver's job to convert its raw values to units in which
>>> * this class operates.
>> 
>> I just now checked the hardware spec and it is indeed mAh. I will correct 
>> the comment appropriately.
> 
> Note, if the hardware reports the values in mAh (milli), the driver
> still have to convert them to uAh (micro) before reporting the values
> to userspace.

Yup will take care, sorry for not making it clear here.


Regards,
Nithish