linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] power_supply: add power supply scope

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Date:	Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:05:46 +0000
From:	Richard Hughes <hughsient@...il.com>
To:	Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@...il.com>
Cc:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Daniel Nicoletti <dantti12@...il.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	vojtech@....cz, Przemo Firszt <przemo@...szt.eu>,
	Richard Hughes <richard@...hsie.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] power_supply: add power supply scope

On 8 December 2011 10:02, Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@...il.com> wrote:
> I see one problem with this approach. Userland will need patching
> to distinguish system and device power supplies. So, even with
> the patch applied, old userland will behave incorrectly.

Userland will need patching anyway, as old versions of upower assumed
anything showing up in /sys/class/power_supply was powering the
system.

Richard.
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