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Diffstat (limited to 'hald/util_pm.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | hald/util_pm.c | 33 |
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hald/util_pm.c b/hald/util_pm.c index 6b613b1d..0bc62e81 100644 --- a/hald/util_pm.c +++ b/hald/util_pm.c @@ -44,6 +44,39 @@ typedef struct { GHashTable *saved_battery_info = NULL; +/** Convert the hardware reported value into a few sane choices + * + * This is needed as ACPI does not specify the description text for a + * battery, and so we have to calculate it from the hardware output + * + * @param type The battery type recieved from the hardware + * @return The battery technology which is one of: + * unknown, lithium-ion or lead-acid + */ +const char * +util_get_battery_technology (const char *type) +{ + if (type == NULL) { + return "unknown"; + } + /* every case combination of Li-Ion is commonly used.. */ + if (strcasecmp (type, "li-ion") == 0 || + strcasecmp (type, "lion") == 0) { + return "lithium-ion"; + } + if (strcasecmp (type, "pb") == 0 || + strcasecmp (type, "pbac") == 0) { + return "lead-acid"; + } + if (strcasecmp (type, "lip") == 0) { + return "lithium-polymer"; + } + if (strcasecmp (type, "nimh") == 0) { + return "nickel-metal-hydride"; + } + return "unknown"; +} + /** Given all the required parameters, this function will return the percentage * charge remaining. There are lots of checks here as ACPI is often broken. * |