On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 18:47, Andy Green <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a global "at the USB connector" current limit, but it only has > those steps, 100, 500, or 1000mA. > > You could add ability to force max charging current separately, and > estimate a maximum current for "everything else" but it doesn't seem > like a good idea to me when WLAN can add >100mA, GSM unit might decide > to do something, etc and you only had a budget of 350mA to start with. >
Ok. Is this charging current limit setting already available with current kernel ? Anyway it looks better than nothing. For example setting max battery charge current to 100mA should allow to not continuously draw too much through usb, and allow to keep battery charge. And when battery is near empty, not limiting charge current probably means usb current will be max (ie 500mA) continuously.... This would not avoid possibility to exceed 350mA, but at least not always... When the phone calls for more current (GSM,...), will it first claim from usb if max (500) is not yet reached, then from battery, or the opposite.... or it just depends on... different things :-p ?
