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* New drivers - Linear ltc3651 charger driver - Motorola CPCAP battery fuel-gauge driver * New chip/feature support - bq27xxx: prepare for chip data setup - axp20x_battery: support max charge current setup * New core features - add Apple Brick ID type - support "supplied-from" device property for generic ACPI/pdata support - support strings for sysfs properties representing enums - introduce battery-info (backend is DT only for now) - provide reboot-mode header globally * Misc. fixes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEE72YNB0Y/i3JqeVQT2O7X88g7+poFAllbV3gACgkQ2O7X88g7 +pq5bw/8CfLQpgTgMzsehhb1EW03Bj5X7tmJKyb5w19Zmo1gwa1JMu9O30p4tAJa pid3LsQDBkcVCSn3QWFtVPe37Q3C1YgiatvdmPiaIbk5l62WTdPrBxKzFJCqPvke 1Cb8bSpRi+EQ73DFVNuMZjAHl/eNwsS1/hiDQNBOPBnv3bZDtoSmYS3+7f6alSpD yFLdqSUr6RbP5gxesjaws5COgWMtxBzu8nDOtPaeT52Uxr6QW3T1RPmelj3paPHm kkd2z18q6k5vqHmMSoisNxaguYyKSvfTZBL/pwkC3MgtcZWcOBLchCg1vwrmTDkv sBzpVtgVNHTE/T0pEu4cbYmMdI6qsDiNeM0GxDAe/iOSKqrRFCEWWNbitBRTKthK XWd++er+wRJ6P9wx6t74Bb1AmneHWXAyB/hY8ma9LKpZpAV1NwCyJmAzWFCVCoz5 eG9ZcakW/VXF0ROjD3IxRUMYZOrOuomeZEyOxxELls4y6MJuLEafn7Kyh0yBzx4D bxbvmHxhHxJPjnPvloJjD1vi/QVbsG1U54EJqLZlcc+wlYj/I2kNMu8emiu6khUi q7kEvRSY5t0M9J44MyNaDYutt69OgXeuT6MDNkAY24l6lQsv8MQVeKwz5Cwk/Noq hfpIjBwcibjvKWbkDAuF/wnVIjwYdXWLVRBU6Jop5GQK9lNZN6A= =SsiM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'for-v4.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sre/linux-power-supply Pull power supply and reset updates from Sebastian Reichel: "New drivers: - Linear ltc3651 charger driver - Motorola CPCAP battery fuel-gauge driver New chip/feature support: - bq27xxx: prepare for chip data setup - axp20x_battery: support max charge current setup New core features: - add Apple Brick ID type - support "supplied-from" device property for generic ACPI/pdata support - support strings for sysfs properties representing enums - introduce battery-info (backend is DT only for now) - provide reboot-mode header globally .. and misc fixes" * tag 'for-v4.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sre/linux-power-supply: (39 commits) power: supply: sbs-battery: Don't needlessly set CAPACITY_MODE power: supply: sbs-battery: Prevent CAPACITY_MODE races power: supply: bq24735: remove incorrect le16_to_cpu calls power: supply: sbs-battery: remove incorrect le16_to_cpu calls power: supply: cpcap-charger: Add missing power_supply_config power: supply: twl4030-charger: move allocation of iio channel to the beginning power: supply: twl4030-charger: allocate iio by devm_iio_channel_get() and fix error path power: supply: core: constify psy_tcd_ops. dt-bindings: power: supply: cpcap-battery: Add power-supplies property dt-bindings: power: supply: move max8903-charger.txt to proper location dt-bindings: power: supply: move maxim,max14656.txt to proper location power: supply: twl4030_charger: Use sysfs_match_string() helper power: reset: reboot-mode: Make include file global power: supply: axp20x_battery: add DT support for battery max constant charge current power: supply: axp20x_battery: add support for DT battery power: supply: bq27xxx: Add power_supply_battery_info support power: supply: bq27xxx: Add chip data memory read/write support power: supply: bq27xxx: Add bulk transfer bus methods dt-bindings: power: supply: bq27xxx: Add monitored-battery documentation power: supply: core: Add power_supply_prop_precharge ... |
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This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst.