linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v7 2/6] Documentation: power: Initial effort to document power

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Message-ID: <2E89032DDAA8B9408CB92943514A0337014C1E2EFD@SW-EX-MBX01.diasemi.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:40:06 +0000
From:   Adam Thomson <Adam.Thomson.Opensource@...semi.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Adam Thomson <Adam.Thomson.Opensource@...semi.com>
CC:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>, Jun Li <jun.li@....com>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Support Opensource <Support.Opensource@...semi.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v7 2/6] Documentation: power: Initial effort to document
 power_supply ABI

On 26 March 2018 10:57, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 10:12:21AM +0000, Adam Thomson wrote:
> > This commit adds generic ABI information regarding power_supply
> > properties. This is an initial attempt to try and align the usage
> > of these properties between drivers. As part of this commit,
> > common Battery and USB related properties have been listed.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Adam Thomson <Adam.Thomson.Opensource@...semi.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power | 443
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  MAINTAINERS                                 |   1 +
> >  2 files changed, 444 insertions(+)
>
> How was this not documented before?

As an FYI, there is some overall documentation under:

 Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt

However, after discussions with Heikki, it was determined something more
detailed would be useful to help clarify usage.

> Anyway, any objection to me taking this through the USB tree, as the
> typec patches depend on the 3/6 patch here.  If so, can I get an ack
> from the power supply maintainers?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h