Re: [GIT PULL] power_supply: add power supply scope

From: Richard Hughes
Date: Thu Dec 08 2011 - 05:05:47 EST


On 8 December 2011 10:02, Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I see one problem with this approach. Userland will need patching
> to distinguish system and device power supplies. So, even with
> the patch applied, old userland will behave incorrectly.

Userland will need patching anyway, as old versions of upower assumed
anything showing up in /sys/class/power_supply was powering the
system.

Richard.
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