Hi, On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 02:43:26AM -0700, Liam Breck wrote: > From: Liam Breck <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Documentation of static battery characteristics that can be defined > for batteries which cannot self-identify. This information is required > by fuel-gauge and charger chips for proper handling of the battery. > > Cc: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Matt Ranostay <matt@ranostay.consulting> > Signed-off-by: Liam Breck <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > .../devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..53a68c0 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/battery.txt > @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ > +Battery Characteristics > + > +The devicetree battery node provides static battery characteristics. > +In smart batteries, these are typically stored in non-volatile memory > +on a fuel gauge chip. The battery node should be used where there is > +no appropriate non-volatile memory, or it is unprogrammed/incorrect. > + > +Required Properties: > + - compatible: Must be "simple-battery" > + > +Optional Properties: > + - voltage-min-design-microvolt: drained battery voltage > + - energy-full-design-microwatt-hours: battery design energy > + - charge-full-design-microamp-hours: battery design capacity > + > +Battery properties are named, where possible, for the corresponding > +elements in enum power_supply_property, defined in > +https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/include/linux/power_supply.h#n86 Since Rob did not reply, I queued this with this paragraph removed and whitespace errors fixed to speed up things. You can always try persuading Rob in an incremental patch ;) -- Sebastian
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