Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:29:47 +0300
From: Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@ru.mvista.com>
To: Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer.ericson@gmail.com>
Cc: cbou@mail.ru,
       "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Using POWER or APM for battery handling
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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.

Thanks,

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Anton Vorontsov
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