Re: [Kernel-discuss] Re: [PATCH 3/7] [RFC] Battery monitoring class

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > > > That said, you may need to use uWh and uAh instead of mAh and mWh, though.
> > > 
> > > Not sure. Is there any existing chip that can report uAh/uWh? That is
> > > great precision.
> > 
> > The way things are going, it should be feasible for small embedded systems
> > quite soon.  Refer to the previous thread.
> 
> I see... is it also applicable to currents and voltages? I.e. should we
> use uA and uV from the start?

AFAICT, mobile phone in standby can eat less than 1000 uW... so uA/uV
would indeed be nice.
									Pavel
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