[Pkg-acpi-devel] Bug#532000: Bug#532000: acpi: current_now sysfs attribute is being replaced by power_now

[Ferenc Wagner]

Michael Meskes <meskes at debian.org> writes:

>> Thus Linux 2.6.30 exports both power_now and current_now containing the same
>> value.  However, the latter is not correct and will get deprecated sooner or
>> later, so please start preferring (reading) the former.
>
> For whatever reason my systems do not have power_now at all. I tried all
> kernels up to 2.6.32. Could you please send me your /sys/class/power_supply
> directory so I have some data to test with?

There is nothing more than two symlinks in it: AC and BAT0.  Here is the
grep . * output in the BAT0 directory when the laptop is on AC power:

alarm:1286000
current_now:0
energy_full:25710000
energy_full_design:47510000
energy_now:25580000
manufacturer:Panasonic
model_name:IBM-92P1060
power_now:0
present:1
serial_number: 3610
status:Unknown
technology:Li-ion
type:Battery
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_TYPE=Battery
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12349000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_POWER_NOW=0
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN=47510000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL=25710000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW=25580000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=IBM-92P1060
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Panasonic
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER= 3610
voltage_min_design:10800000
voltage_now:12349000

And when on battery:

alarm:1286000
current_now:15458000
energy_full:25710000
energy_full_design:47510000
energy_now:25490000
manufacturer:Panasonic
model_name:IBM-92P1060
power_now:15458000
present:1
serial_number: 3610
status:Discharging
technology:Li-ion
type:Battery
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_TYPE=Battery
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Discharging
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=11891000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=15458000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_POWER_NOW=15458000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN=47510000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL=25710000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW=25490000
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=IBM-92P1060
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Panasonic
uevent:POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER= 3610
voltage_min_design:10800000
voltage_now:11891000
-- 
Regards,
Feri.