Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] acpi: battery: Query Battery charge time ("_BCT") method
From: Umang Jain
Date: Wed Oct 14 2026 - 13:37:03 EST
On 2026-10-12 17:15, Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 10:28 AM Umang Jain <uajain@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Add plumbing for querying the Battery Charge Time ("_BCT") method.
>> If present, set ACPI_BATTERY_BCT_PRESENT in battery flags to denote
>> that the method is supported in ACPI.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <uajain@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/acpi/battery.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
>> index 670853ec3a4d..a1b7a821abaf 100644
>> --- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
>> @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, battery_device_ids);
>> enum {
>> ACPI_BATTERY_ALARM_PRESENT,
>> ACPI_BATTERY_XINFO_PRESENT,
>> + ACPI_BATTERY_BCT_PRESENT,
>> ACPI_BATTERY_QUIRK_PERCENTAGE_CAPACITY,
>> /* On Lenovo Thinkpad models from 2010 and 2011, the power unit
>> * switches between mWh and mAh depending on whether the system
>> @@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ struct acpi_battery {
>>
>> struct mutex property_lock; /* Protects properties below. */
>> unsigned long update_time;
>> + unsigned long long charge_time;
>
> This doesn't need to be unsigned long long. As per the spec, unsigned
> int should be sufficient.
Last thing before I send out v3, this is the function param-type for the
acpi_evaluate_integer()
In include/acpi/acpi_bus.h,
acpi_status
acpi_evaluate_integer(acpi_handle handle,
acpi_string pathname,
struct acpi_object_list *arguments, unsigned long long *data);
Thanks,
Umang