| Message ID | 20240820041942.30ed42f3@5400 (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Handled Elsewhere, archived |
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| Series | ABI: testing: sysfs-class-power: clarify charge_type documentation | expand |
Hi, On 8/20/24 10:19 AM, Andres Salomon wrote: > The existing docs here are a bit vague. This reformats and rewords it, > and is based upon the wording originally used by the dell-laptop driver > battery documentation and also sysfs-class-power-wilco. > > The wording for "Long Life" and "Bypass" remain the same, because I'm > unfamiliar with hardware that use them. > > Signed-off-by: Andres Salomon <dilinger@queued.net> Thanks, patch looks good to me: Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> Regards, Hans > --- > Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power | 38 +++++++++++++++------ > 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power > index 7c81f0a25a48..84973f66b42c 100644 > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power > @@ -377,17 +377,33 @@ What: /sys/class/power_supply/<supply_name>/charge_type > Date: July 2009 > Contact: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org > Description: > - Represents the type of charging currently being applied to the > - battery. "Trickle", "Fast", and "Standard" all mean different > - charging speeds. "Adaptive" means that the charger uses some > - algorithm to adjust the charge rate dynamically, without > - any user configuration required. "Custom" means that the charger > - uses the charge_control_* properties as configuration for some > - different algorithm. "Long Life" means the charger reduces its > - charging rate in order to prolong the battery health. "Bypass" > - means the charger bypasses the charging path around the > - integrated converter allowing for a "smart" wall adaptor to > - perform the power conversion externally. > + Select the charging algorithm to use for a battery. > + > + Standard: > + Fully charge the battery at a moderate rate. > + Fast: > + Quickly charge the battery using fast-charge > + technology. This is typically harder on the battery > + than standard charging and may lower its lifespan. > + Trickle: > + Users who primarily operate the system while > + plugged into an external power source can extend > + battery life with this mode. Vendor tooling may > + call this "Primarily AC Use". > + Adaptive: > + Automatically optimize battery charge rate based > + on typical usage pattern. > + Custom: > + Use the charge_control_* properties to determine > + when to start and stop charging. Advanced users > + can use this to drastically extend battery life. > + Long Life: > + The charger reduces its charging rate in order to > + prolong the battery health. > + Bypass: > + The charger bypasses the charging path around the > + integrated converter allowing for a "smart" wall > + adaptor to perform the power conversion externally. > > Access: Read, Write >
On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:19:42 -0400, Andres Salomon wrote: > The existing docs here are a bit vague. This reformats and rewords it, > and is based upon the wording originally used by the dell-laptop driver > battery documentation and also sysfs-class-power-wilco. > > The wording for "Long Life" and "Bypass" remain the same, because I'm > unfamiliar with hardware that use them. > > [...] Applied, thanks! [1/1] ABI: testing: sysfs-class-power: clarify charge_type documentation commit: 919a4719026f68a9d6b5b87db2e935564cdf42a5 Best regards,
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power index 7c81f0a25a48..84973f66b42c 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power @@ -377,17 +377,33 @@ What: /sys/class/power_supply/<supply_name>/charge_type Date: July 2009 Contact: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org Description: - Represents the type of charging currently being applied to the - battery. "Trickle", "Fast", and "Standard" all mean different - charging speeds. "Adaptive" means that the charger uses some - algorithm to adjust the charge rate dynamically, without - any user configuration required. "Custom" means that the charger - uses the charge_control_* properties as configuration for some - different algorithm. "Long Life" means the charger reduces its - charging rate in order to prolong the battery health. "Bypass" - means the charger bypasses the charging path around the - integrated converter allowing for a "smart" wall adaptor to - perform the power conversion externally. + Select the charging algorithm to use for a battery. + + Standard: + Fully charge the battery at a moderate rate. + Fast: + Quickly charge the battery using fast-charge + technology. This is typically harder on the battery + than standard charging and may lower its lifespan. + Trickle: + Users who primarily operate the system while + plugged into an external power source can extend + battery life with this mode. Vendor tooling may + call this "Primarily AC Use". + Adaptive: + Automatically optimize battery charge rate based + on typical usage pattern. + Custom: + Use the charge_control_* properties to determine + when to start and stop charging. Advanced users + can use this to drastically extend battery life. + Long Life: + The charger reduces its charging rate in order to + prolong the battery health. + Bypass: + The charger bypasses the charging path around the + integrated converter allowing for a "smart" wall + adaptor to perform the power conversion externally. Access: Read, Write
The existing docs here are a bit vague. This reformats and rewords it, and is based upon the wording originally used by the dell-laptop driver battery documentation and also sysfs-class-power-wilco. The wording for "Long Life" and "Bypass" remain the same, because I'm unfamiliar with hardware that use them. Signed-off-by: Andres Salomon <dilinger@queued.net> --- Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-power | 38 +++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)