Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: qcom: pmic-glink: Document batteryless property

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 19/05/2026 12:47, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> On 5/19/26 12:35 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 01:55:26PM +0530, Rakesh Kota wrote:
>>>
>>>> And isn't lack of monitored battery property enough to indicate that?
>>>
>>> Regarding monitored-battery — its absence alone isn't sufficient. The
>>> BATT_ID line on debug boards is pulled to ~10kΩ, which is used during
>>> development phase where some battery properties are still present. The
>>> same ~10kΩ value is also used on some genuinely battery-less production
>>> platforms where no battery properties exist, making auto-detection
>>> unreliable. Hence the need for an explicit DT property to identify
>>> hardware platforms where no battery populated. 
>>
>> I don't understand this logic. So you claim you have debug boards which
>> do not have battery, but define monitored-battery? Then these are wrong
>> and fix them first.
> 
> I don't think any pmic-glink device defines a monitored-battery node
> 
> The firmware is in full control of the battery charger (maybe with the
> exception of some coordination with ECs on some laptops and maybe if
> the vendor has some very in-depth custom charging hw, but that's
> educated guesses)

If you are saying that monitored-battery is not applicable here, then it
feels like "battery-less" is not applicable as well.

Best regards,
Krzysztof