From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753759Ab1KWLut (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:50:49 -0500 Received: from 4.mo2.mail-out.ovh.net ([87.98.172.75]:48819 "EHLO mo2.mail-out.ovh.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753314Ab1KWLus (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:50:48 -0500 Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:43:41 +0100 From: Marc Vertes To: w.sang@pengutronix.de Cc: wim@iguana.be, linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, HaraldWelte@viatech.com, broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com X-Ovh-Mailout: 178.32.228.2 (mo2.mail-out.ovh.net) Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] watchdog: add a new driver for VIA chipsets Message-ID: <4eccdc6d.wleutgRbV7hZJdby%marc.vertes@sigfox.com> References: <4ecb84b9.48rmEWqC3D6x18iE%marc.vertes@sigfox.com> <20111122112212.GD2734@pengutronix.de> <4ecbd66c.8a87vIwdu0Z+quuZ%marc.vertes@sigfox.com> <20111122173227.GK6624@sirena.org.uk> <20111122184051.GA30941@pengutronix.de> <4eccc3f0.iApQ//mCzaN3UsrB%marc.vertes@sigfox.com> <20111123104926.GB4063@pengutronix.de> In-Reply-To: <20111123104926.GB4063@pengutronix.de> User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Ovh-Tracer-Id: 15883632937543517999 X-Ovh-Remote: 92.103.90.130 () X-Ovh-Local: 213.186.33.20 (ns0.ovh.net) X-OVH-SPAMSTATE: OK X-OVH-SPAMSCORE: 0 X-OVH-SPAMCAUSE: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrfeefiedrtdehucetggdotefuucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuqfggjfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenuc X-Spam-Check: DONE|U 0.5/N X-VR-SPAMSTATE: OK X-VR-SPAMSCORE: -100 X-VR-SPAMCAUSE: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrfeefhedrudehucetggdotefuucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuqfggjfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucculddquddttddm Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Wolfram Sang wrote: > (BTW I removed a few duplicates from the CC list) Yes, thanks. > > @Wim: Would you accept drivers which can only ping a watchdog but > neither start/stop it? > > @Marc: If he does, would you be interested in updating the watchdog-core > so that no start()/stop() will also be accepted if there is a ping()? > Yes, it looks reasonable to me. Watchdogs settable by BIOS only and not cancelable (as VIA) are simple hard watchdogs for which ping() is the only necessary operation. I'm preparing a new update. Regards, -- Marc