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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 11:37:10 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Cc: Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>,
kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
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mpartap@....net, merlijn@...zup.org, martin_rysavy@...trum.cz,
phone-devel@...r.kernel.org, maemo-leste@...ts.dyne.org
Subject: Re: Motorola Droid 4 -- Stopping charger when battery is full
> * Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com> [230307 14:10]:
> > Also, some guys have concerns about charging (and keeping it charged) @4.35,
> > because of the possibly reduced battery life.
>
> Yes for devices connected to a charger for long periods the battery will
> bloat up within some weeks or months. This happens easily when using a
> lapdock for example.
>
> A simple and safe solution here might be that we allow charging up to
> 4.35V only once when the charger is connected. Then we let the voltage
> decrease to 4.2V (or whatever known good maintenance voltage) if the
> charger stays connected.
Optimum solution would be user specifying "I want battery full
tommorow at 8am" and doing the right thing.
> For folks wanting to force the charge voltage higher we have the sysfs
> interface.
Yep, we just need to make sure it is usable for this.
Best regards,
Pavel
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