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powerd(8): allow to force a method of battery state query

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powerd(8): allow to force a method of battery state query

This change allows to determine power source via sysctl or /dev/apm
when devd(8) is running (used by default).

Based on patch from PR; other changes on top of it:

  • '-f' (force) -> '-s' (source) parameter renaming;
  • allow 'apm' -> 'devd' transition when '-s devd' is set

(if APM is enabled);

  • man page update.

Checked on amd64 with -s devd / sysctl and apm
(an extra build with forced USE_APM define set was done)

PR: 125707
Submitted by: Konstantin Stepanov <milezv@yandex.ru>
Reviewed by: bcr, imp
MFC after: 1 week
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D18742

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