linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] power: bq27xxx_battery: add configurable poll

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Date:   Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:51:51 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Matt Ranostay <mranostay@...il.com>
Cc:     "Andrew F . Davis" <afd@...com>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Matt Ranostay <matt@...ostay.consulting>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] power: bq27xxx_battery: add configurable
 poll_interval by sysfs

On Sun 2016-10-23 20:08:22, Matt Ranostay wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:
> > On Fri 2016-09-16 20:42:54, Matt Ranostay wrote:
> >> Allow the poll_interval to be runtime configurable via an sysfs entry.
> >> This is needed for udev control of the poll interval.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Matt Ranostay <matt@...ostay.consulting>
> >
> > working mail address would be nice here.
> >
> > sysfs files should be documented.
> >
> 
> Ok can do in next revision
> 
> > Also... what is it good for?
> >
> > Do you have a device that needs non-standard interval?
> 
> Basically we need to have the ability to dynamically change the
> intervals. So closer to a battery drain we need to up the reporting
> intervals.

Umm, there seems to be mechanism there to change that already...?

static const struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_poll_interval = {
        .get = param_get_uint,
 	.set = poll_interval_param_set,
};
		

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