[Bugme-new] [Bug 10772] New: [appleir] Should use power_supply class to tell battery level

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10772

           Summary: [appleir] Should use power_supply class to tell battery
                    level
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: N/A
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: Input Devices
        AssignedTo: drivers_input-devices at kernel-bugs.osdl.org
        ReportedBy: hadess at hadess.net


The appleir driver was posted here:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.input/4898

The patch shows that it only prints out a warning when the battery is running
flat:
+       dev_err(&appleir->input_dev->dev, "possible flat battery?\n");

Instead, it should use power_supply class, so that the device's battery status
can be propagated to user-space, and allow programs like gnome-power-manager to
warn the user about the low-battery.


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