linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFCv2] [POWERPC] Add support for freescale watchdog to CPM serial driver.

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:51:38 -0600
From:	Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jochen Friedrich <jochen@...am.de>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Scott Wood <scottwood@...escale.com>,
	Vitaly Bordug <vitb@...nel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFCv2] [POWERPC] Add support for freescale watchdog to CPM serial driver.


On Jan 18, 2008, at 2:40 PM, Alan Cox wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:47:43 +0100
> Jochen Friedrich <jochen@...am.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi Alan,
>>
>>>> If a freescale watchdog device node is present, reset the watchdog
>>>> while waiting for serial input.
>>>
>>> Why ? We normally rely on user space for watchdog management as  
>>> only the
>>> fact user space is behaving really proves a box is happy ?
>>
>> This is in the boot wrapper code, not in the linux kernel.
>
> Ok now that makes sense, thanks

So I'll ask, what serial input are you waiting for from the boot  
wrapper?

- k
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