ab8500_btemp_id(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… ab8500_btemp_id β€” kernel API manual, section 9, bestie

okay so real talk, this is the man page for ab8500_btemp_id, and yes it's from the Kernel API Manual (section 9, if we're being fancy), so buckle up πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

ab8500_btemp_id β€” the one that figures out which battery you just plugged in πŸ’–

πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int ab8500_btemp_id (struct ab8500_btemp *di );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • di β€” a pointer to the ab8500_btemp structure. that's it, that's the whole arg list, she's low maintenance 🫢

πŸ‘‘ DESCRIPTION πŸ‘‘

so what does she do? this function will try to identify the battery by reading the ID resistor β€” like, hello?? identifying your battery?? main character energy fr 😭

and here's the cute part: some brands use a combined ID resistor with a NTC resistor, so they can both identify and read the temperature of it at the same time. iconic. multi-tasking queen πŸ’…βœ¨

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

like, go read all of them, i'll wait πŸ§šπŸ’œ


nn and that's the whole vibe check bestie πŸ’€ source is ./drivers/power/supply, dated October 2026 β€” stay slay, stay charged πŸ“β­πŸŒˆ

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