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

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Message-ID: <20180326125019.GA29451@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:50:19 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     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 Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 12:40:06PM +0000, Adam Thomson wrote:
> 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.

Oh I agree, it belongs in Documentation/ABI/ like you did here, thank
you so much for that.  I was just amazed it wasn't already there...

thanks,

greg k-h