ab8500_fg_in...urr_blocking(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… ab8500_fg_inst_curr_blocking β€” battery instantaneous current ✨

okay bestie so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual and it's all about one lil function that tells you how much juice your battery is pulling right now πŸ”₯


🌸 NAME 🌸

ab8500_fg_inst_curr_blocking β€” battery instantaneous current πŸ‘‘


⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

int ab8500_fg_inst_curr_blocking (struct ab8500_fg *di );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one argument, one int coming back, no cap 🫢


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • di β€” pointer to the ab8500_fg structure πŸ’– that's the fuel-gauge thingy you're handing over so it can do its little measurement moment.

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so what does it do? it returns the battery's instantaneous current in microampere πŸ’€ yes microampere, tiny units, precise queen behaviour ✨

  • on success β†’ you get the instantaneous current, in microampere βœ…
  • on failure β†’ you get an error code instead πŸ™ˆ not the number, just the sad little error

literally it's giving "trust me bestie, I'll either give you the current or I'll give you bad news, no in-between" 😭


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

okay this part is a whole friend group, buckle up πŸŽ€

like I said. huge friend group. they all live together in ./drivers/power/supply and honestly? iconic πŸ‘‘


and that's the whole page bestie 🫢 source is ./drivers/power/supply, dated October 2026, manual page ab8500_fg_in...urr_blocking(9) β€” go forth and measure your current, mwah πŸ’‹βœ¨πŸŒΈ

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