linux-kernel - Re: [Regression] Commit "power_supply: Use attribute groups" breaks KDE battery monitor on openSUSE 11.3 M6

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Message-Id: <201005250103.09009.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Tue, 25 May 2010 01:03:08 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Daniel Mack <daniel@...aq.de>
Cc:	Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@...il.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Regression] Commit "power_supply: Use attribute groups" breaks KDE battery monitor on openSUSE 11.3 M6

On Tuesday 25 May 2010, Daniel Mack wrote:
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:28:24AM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > Your commit 5f487cd34f4337f9bc27ca19da72a39d1b0a0ab4 (power_supply: Use
> > attribute groups) unfortunately breaks KDE 4.4's battery monitor from openSUSE
> > 11.3 Milestone 6 on my Acer Ferrari One.  Apparently, the battery monitor can't
> > access the sysfs battery attributes with this commit applied.
> 
> Can you still see the attributes in sysfs?

Yes, I can.

> What are their properties?

They don't seem to be different from the properties without the commit.

Yet, the battery monitor evidently thinks the battery is not present (it also
doesn't seem to see the AC adapter).

Thanks,
Rafael
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