commit: c5971456964290da7e98222892797b71ef793e62
From: Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 14:48:26 +0100
Subject: ACPI battery: only refresh the sysfs files when pertinent information 
changes

We only need to regenerate the sysfs files when the capacity units
change, avoid the update otherwise.

The origin of this issue is dates way back to 2.6.38:
da8aeb92d4853f37e281f11fddf61f9c7d84c3cd
(ACPI / Battery: Update information on info notification and resume)

cc: <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Ralf Jung <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/acpi/battery.c |   10 +++++++++-
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
index 86933ca..7dd3f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
@@ -643,11 +643,19 @@ static int acpi_battery_update(struct acpi_battery 
*battery)
 
 static void acpi_battery_refresh(struct acpi_battery *battery)
 {
+       int power_unit;
+
        if (!battery->bat.dev)
                return;
 
+       power_unit = battery->power_unit;
+
        acpi_battery_get_info(battery);
-       /* The battery may have changed its reporting units. */
+
+       if (power_unit == battery->power_unit)
+               return;
+
+       /* The battery has changed its reporting units. */
        sysfs_remove_battery(battery);
        sysfs_add_battery(battery);
 }
-- 
1.7.3.4
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