Re: [PATCH 1/5] watchdog: gpio: Allow devices described by software nodes

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On 10/16/26 15:16, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> The driver reads its configuration through device properties and obtains
> its GPIO with the descriptor API. Neither operation requires ACPI or OF,
> so allow the driver to be selected on platforms using software nodes.
> 
> Add a platform module alias so a non-OF platform device can also load the
> driver when it is built as a module.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>

For my reference:

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>

> ---
>   drivers/watchdog/Kconfig    | 2 +-
>   drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c | 1 +
>   2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> index f7d0a0c2c0ef..f50709c635e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ config DA9062_WATCHDOG
>   
>   config GPIO_WATCHDOG
>   	tristate "Watchdog device controlled through GPIO-line"
> -	depends on GPIOLIB && (ACPI || OF)
> +	depends on GPIOLIB
>   	select WATCHDOG_CORE
>   	help
>   	  If you say yes here you get support for watchdog device
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
> index 1abc7d0b78a6..ff323d6e692e 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
> @@ -191,3 +191,4 @@ module_platform_driver(gpio_wdt_driver);
>   MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@mail.ru>");
>   MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GPIO Watchdog");
>   MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> +MODULE_ALIAS("platform:gpio-wdt");