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

[Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@oss.qualcomm.com>]

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)

Konrad