[PATCH] power: supply: bd71828: add input current limit property

From: Andreas Kemnade

Date: Wed Apr 01 2026 - 17:20:11 EST


Add input current property to be able to work around issues created by
automatic input limiting and have some control.
Disabling the automatic management is another step.

Signed-off-by: Andreas Kemnade <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/power/supply/bd71828-power.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 62 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/bd71828-power.c b/drivers/power/supply/bd71828-power.c
index 0e00acb589937..5e78faa0a4aaf 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/bd71828-power.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/bd71828-power.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#define BD7182x_MASK_CONF_PON BIT(0)
#define BD71815_MASK_CONF_XSTB BIT(1)
#define BD7182x_MASK_BAT_STAT 0x3f
+#define BD7182x_MASK_ILIM 0x3f
#define BD7182x_MASK_DCIN_STAT 0x07

#define BD7182x_MASK_WDT_AUTO 0x40
@@ -48,9 +49,11 @@ struct pwr_regs {
unsigned int vbat_avg;
unsigned int ibat;
unsigned int ibat_avg;
+ unsigned int ilim_stat;
unsigned int btemp_vth;
unsigned int chg_state;
unsigned int bat_temp;
+ unsigned int dcin_set;
unsigned int dcin_stat;
unsigned int dcin_online_mask;
unsigned int dcin_collapse_limit;
@@ -66,9 +69,11 @@ static const struct pwr_regs pwr_regs_bd71828 = {
.vbat_avg = BD71828_REG_VBAT_U,
.ibat = BD71828_REG_IBAT_U,
.ibat_avg = BD71828_REG_IBAT_AVG_U,
+ .ilim_stat = BD71828_REG_ILIM_STAT,
.btemp_vth = BD71828_REG_VM_BTMP_U,
.chg_state = BD71828_REG_CHG_STATE,
.bat_temp = BD71828_REG_BAT_TEMP,
+ .dcin_set = BD71828_REG_DCIN_SET,
.dcin_stat = BD71828_REG_DCIN_STAT,
.dcin_online_mask = BD7182x_MASK_DCIN_DET,
.dcin_collapse_limit = BD71828_REG_DCIN_CLPS,
@@ -441,6 +446,7 @@ static int bd71828_charger_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
struct bd71828_power *pwr = dev_get_drvdata(psy->dev.parent);
u32 vot;
u16 tmp;
+ int t;
int online;
int ret;

@@ -459,6 +465,20 @@ static int bd71828_charger_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
vot = tmp;
/* 5 milli volt steps */
val->intval = 5000 * vot;
+ break;
+ case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_INPUT_CURRENT_LIMIT:
+ if (!pwr->regs->ilim_stat)
+ return -ENODATA;
+
+ ret = regmap_read(pwr->regmap, pwr->regs->ilim_stat, &t);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ t++;
+ val->intval = (t & BD7182x_MASK_ILIM) * 50000;
+ if (val->intval > 2000000)
+ val->intval = 2000000;
+
break;
default:
return -EINVAL;
@@ -467,6 +487,45 @@ static int bd71828_charger_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
return 0;
}

+static int bd71828_charger_set_property(struct power_supply *psy,
+ enum power_supply_property psp,
+ const union power_supply_propval *val)
+{
+ struct bd71828_power *pwr = dev_get_drvdata(psy->dev.parent);
+
+ switch (psp) {
+ case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_INPUT_CURRENT_LIMIT:
+ if (val->intval > 2000000)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (val->intval < 50000)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!pwr->regs->dcin_set)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return regmap_update_bits(pwr->regmap, pwr->regs->dcin_set,
+ BD7182x_MASK_ILIM,
+ val->intval / 50000 - 1);
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+}
+
+static int bd71828_charger_property_is_writeable(struct power_supply *psy,
+ enum power_supply_property psp)
+{
+ struct bd71828_power *pwr = dev_get_drvdata(psy->dev.parent);
+
+ switch (psp) {
+ case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_INPUT_CURRENT_LIMIT:
+ return !!(pwr->regs->dcin_set);
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+
static int bd71828_battery_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
enum power_supply_property psp,
union power_supply_propval *val)
@@ -571,6 +630,7 @@ static int bd71828_battery_property_is_writeable(struct power_supply *psy,

/** @brief ac properties */
static const enum power_supply_property bd71828_charger_props[] = {
+ POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_INPUT_CURRENT_LIMIT,
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ONLINE,
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_VOLTAGE_NOW,
};
@@ -600,6 +660,8 @@ static const struct power_supply_desc bd71828_ac_desc = {
.properties = bd71828_charger_props,
.num_properties = ARRAY_SIZE(bd71828_charger_props),
.get_property = bd71828_charger_get_property,
+ .set_property = bd71828_charger_set_property,
+ .property_is_writeable = bd71828_charger_property_is_writeable,
};

static const struct power_supply_desc bd71828_bat_desc = {

---
base-commit: 7aaa8047eafd0bd628065b15757d9b48c5f9c07d
change-id: 20260401-bd-inp-limit-3acb51e15e9c

Best regards,
--
Andreas Kemnade <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>