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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 06/18] power: ab8500_bm: Recharge condition not optimal for battery
    On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 01:12:54PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
    > From: Marcus Cooper <marcus.xm.cooper@stericsson.com>
    >
    > Today the battery recharge is determined with a voltage threshold. This
    > voltage threshold is only valid when the battery is relaxed. In charging
    > algorithm the voltage read is the loaded battery voltage and no
    > compensation is done to get the relaxed voltage. When maintenance
    > charging is not selected, this makes the recharging condition to almost
    > immediately activate when there is a discharge present on the battery.
    >
    > Depending on which vendor the battery comes from this behavior can wear
    > out the battery much faster than normal.
    >
    > The fuelgauge driver is responsible to monitor the actual battery
    > capacity and is able to estimate the remaining capacity. It is better to
    > use the remaining capacity as a limit to determine when battery should
    > be recharged.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
    > Signed-off-by: Marcus Cooper <marcus.xm.cooper@stericsson.com>
    > Reviewed-by: Hakan BERG <hakan.berg@stericsson.com>
    > Reviewed-by: Jonas ABERG <jonas.aberg@stericsson.com>
    > ---
    > + .maint_thres = 95,
    > .user_cap_limit = 15,
    > .maint_thres = 97,
    > };

    95 or 97? These are both specified. I removed 97, assuming it was a merge
    error on your side. But please double check, it could be that you really
    want 97 here.


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