Hi! > > However, it has since been reposted: > > > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/485833 > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/485834 > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/485835 > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/485837 > > > > and merged back in to -mm. This is all post 2.6.20 stuff, though.. > > Ok, starting from these patches I'd like to add a "battery support" to > the kernel. > > What I suppose to do is a new class with a proper methods useful to > collect several info on battery status, such as get_ac_line_status() > get_battery_status(), get_battery_flags(), > get_remaining_battery_life() and so on. > > The output will be APM-like into file "/proc/apm" (one line per > battery, or just the "main"/first one?) so that existing applications > continue to work and under sysfs into "/sysfs/class/battery". > > Is it sane? :) Yep. Notice that designing /sysfs/class/battery is not going to be easy, and that some work was already done in context of olpc project. Search the mailing lists... Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html
