acpi battery rework patch

[Jeremie Le Hen]

Hi Nate,

> >- Battery:
> >hw.acpi.battery.life: 87
> >hw.acpi.battery.time: 103
> >hw.acpi.battery.state: 1
> 
> Completely fine.  Time should be -1 (unknown) while on AC power.  And 
> state is "discharging" when on battery.
> 
> >- AC:
> >hw.acpi.battery.life: 70
> >hw.acpi.battery.time: -1
> >hw.acpi.battery.state: 2
> 
> This is fine.  On AC power and state is charging.
> 
> >- Battery:
> >hw.acpi.battery.life: 70
> >hw.acpi.battery.time: 125
> >hw.acpi.battery.state: 1
> 
> Time is valid and state is "discharging".

Where are these states documented ?  What do you think of the idea of
using the following as a description for the hw.acpi.battery.state
sysctl ?
    "0: battery full, 1: discharging, 2: charging"

Regards,
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Jeremie Le Hen
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