linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] power_supply: Add power

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Message-ID: <20ADAB092842284E95860F279283C5640AA1058F@BGSMSX104.gar.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:00:45 +0000
From:	"Tc, Jenny" <jenny.tc@...el.com>
To:	Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] power_supply: Add power_supply notifier

Anton,

I submitted 7 patches together which includes this patch also. Hope this would give more insight to the features.

-Jenny

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anton Vorontsov [mailto:anton@...rybugs.org] On Behalf Of Anton Vorontsov
> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 12:27 AM
> To: Tc, Jenny
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] power_supply: Add power_supply notifier
> 
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:51:09AM +0530, Jenny TC wrote:
> > This patch adds a notifier chain to the power_supply.
> > This notifier helps drivers in other subsystem to listen to changes in
> > power supply subsystem. This would help to take some actions in those
> > drivers on changing the power supply properties.
> > One such scenario is to increase/decrease system performance based on
> > the battery capacity/voltage. Another scenario is to adjust the h/w
> > peak current detection voltage/current thresholds based on battery
> > voltage/capacity. The notifier helps drivers to listen to changes in
> > power_suppy susbystem without polling the power_supply properties
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jenny TC <jenny.tc@...el.com>
> > ---
> 
> Hi Jenny,
> 
> Can you please submit users of this new API as well, so that we could see the whole
> picture?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Anton