unsigned char bc_stopcap = 99; // battery capacity threshold as stop condition 1
unsigned int bc_stopcur = 80000; // charge current threshold as stop condition 2, in uA
unsigned char bc_startcap = 95; // battery capacity threshold to resume charging
-char *bc_charge_device = NULL; // charger /sys/class/power_supply/ device, changes between kernel versions
+char *bc_charge_devices = NULL; // charger /sys/class/power_supply/ devices, changes between kernel versions
/* get to it
*/
// umask
umask ( 022 ); // emitted files can be rwxr-xr-x
-
+
} // set up daemon
/* hmm, seems to not like working right after boot.. do we depend on another daemon or
bc_startcap = pnd_conf_get_as_int ( evmaph, "battery_charge.start_capacity" );
pnd_log ( pndn_rem, "Battery charge start capacity set to %u", bc_startcap );
}
- if ( pnd_conf_get_as_char ( evmaph, "battery_charge.device" ) != NULL ) {
- bc_charge_device = strdup ( pnd_conf_get_as_char ( evmaph, "battery_charge.device" ) );
- pnd_log ( pndn_rem, "Battery charge device set to %s", bc_charge_device );
+ if ( pnd_conf_get_as_char ( evmaph, "battery_charge.devices" ) != NULL ) {
+ bc_charge_devices = strdup ( pnd_conf_get_as_char ( evmaph, "battery_charge.devices" ) );
+ pnd_log ( pndn_rem, "Battery charge devices set to %s", bc_charge_devices );
}
/* do we have anything to do?
// sucks
return ( 0 );
}
-
+
return ( 1 );
}
pnd_log ( pndn_debug, "---[ SIGALRM ]---\n" );
+ static time_t last_charge_check, last_charge_worka;
int batlevel = pnd_device_get_battery_gauge_perc();
int uamps = 0;
+ time_t now;
+
pnd_device_get_charge_current ( &uamps );
if ( batlevel < 0 ) {
}
// charge monitoring
- if ( bc_enable && bc_charge_device != NULL ) {
+ now = time(NULL);
+ if ( bc_enable && bc_charge_devices != NULL && (unsigned int)(now - last_charge_check) > 60 ) {
- int charge_enabled = pnd_device_get_charger_enable ( bc_charge_device );
+ int charge_enabled = pnd_device_get_charger_enable ( bc_charge_devices );
if ( charge_enabled < 0 )
pnd_log ( pndn_error, "ERROR: Couldn't read charger enable control\n" );
else {
if ( charge_enabled && batlevel >= bc_stopcap && 0 < uamps && uamps < bc_stopcur ) {
pnd_log ( pndn_debug, "Charge stop conditions reached, disabling charging\n" );
- pnd_device_set_charger_enable ( bc_charge_device, 0 );
+ pnd_device_set_charger_enable ( bc_charge_devices, 0 );
}
else if ( !charge_enabled && batlevel <= bc_startcap ) {
pnd_log ( pndn_debug, "Charge start conditions reached, enabling charging\n" );
- pnd_device_set_charger_enable ( bc_charge_device, 1 );
+ pnd_device_set_charger_enable ( bc_charge_devices, 1 );
+ }
+
+ // for some unknown reason it just stops charging randomly (happens once per week or so),
+ // and does not restart, resulting in a flat battery if machine is unattended.
+ // What seems to help here is writing to chip registers, we can do it here indirectly
+ // by writing to enable. Doing it occasionally should do no harm even with missing charger.
+ if ( batlevel <= bc_startcap && (unsigned int)(now - last_charge_worka) > 20*60 ) {
+ pnd_log ( pndn_debug, "Charge workaround trigger\n" );
+ pnd_device_set_charger_enable ( bc_charge_devices, 1 );
+ last_charge_worka = now;
}
}
+ last_charge_check = now;
}
// is battery warning already active?