Re: [PATCH v8 5/8] Loongson: YeeLoong: add hardware monitoring driver

Hi!

> +static int get_battery_current(void)
> +{
> +	s16 value;
> +
> +	value = (ec_read(REG_BAT_CURRENT_HIGH) << 8) |
> +		(ec_read(REG_BAT_CURRENT_LOW));
> +
> +	if (value < 0)
> +		value = ~value + 1;
> +
> +	return value;
> +}

What is going on here? I thought the value is already in two's
complement... Is the above equivalent of

	      if (value < 0)
	      	 value = -value; 

? If so, why? If not, can you add a comment?
									Pavel
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