Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:41:06 +0100 | From | Kristoffer Ericson <> | Subject | Re: Using POWER or APM for battery handling |
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On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:29:47 +0300 Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@ru.mvista.com> wrote:
> Hello Kristoffer, > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 08:24:06PM +0100, Kristoffer Ericson wrote: > > Hey Anton, > > > > My machines (HP Jornada 600-series and HP Jornada 700-series) both > > rely on batteries for power. Now, in the past it has all > > been handled by an APM_EMULATION driver that > > essentially detects the current state (loading YES/NO, > > POWER_LEFT, ESTIMATED TIME LEFT,...) and adjusts > > the state of the machine. > > > > My question is should I port this to instead > > use the power class (drivers/power) or not. > > The driver is already there: > drivers/power/apm_power.c > > So all you need is Jornada driver for the power supply class, > and then apm_power.c will work for your battery driver. > > Feel free to ask if there is anything still not clear.
Great!
I think I understand, but should I create this driver inside /drivers/power or inside the mach folder (in this case arch/arm/mach-sa1100)?
> > Thanks, > > -- > Anton Vorontsov > email: cbouatmailru@gmail.com > irc://irc.freenode.net/bd2
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