Re: [PATCH 1/7] [RFC] External power framework

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

Hi!

> External power framework - power supplies and power supplicants.
> 
> Supplicants (batteries so far) may ask to notify they when power supply
> arrive/gone. This framework used by battery class (next patches).
> 
> It's permitted for supply to be bound to several supplicants (think main
> and backup batteries).
> 
> It's also permitted for supplicants to consume power from several
> external supplies (say AC and USB).
> 
> Here is how it look like from userspace:
> 
> 	# pwd
> 	/sys/class/power_supply
> 	# ls
> 	ac  usb
> 	# cat ac/online usb/online
> 	1
> 	0

Looks nice to me.
						Pavel
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