linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 6/7] Watchdog: introduce ARM SBSA watchdog driver

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Date:	Sat, 23 May 2015 14:21:17 -0500
From:	Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>
To:	Fu Wei <fu.wei@...aro.org>
CC:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Hanjun Guo <hanjun.guo@...aro.org>,
	Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
	Linaro ACPI Mailman List <linaro-acpi@...ts.linaro.org>,
	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	Wei Fu <tekkamanninja@...il.com>,
	G Gregory <graeme.gregory@...aro.org>,
	Al Stone <al.stone@...aro.org>,
	Ashwin Chaugule <ashwin.chaugule@...aro.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, vgandhi@...eaurora.org,
	wim@...ana.be, Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>,
	Leo Duran <leo.duran@....com>, Jon Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/7] Watchdog: introduce ARM SBSA watchdog driver

Fu Wei wrote:

>> Because there's no market for it.  I'm not talking about what's
>> theoretically possible.  I'm only talking about what makes sense and what
>> will actually happen.  And I'm quite certain that we will never see an
>> actual 32-bit ARM SOC with an SBSA watchdog device in it.
>
> Why are you quite certain? any info you can kindly share here?

I used to work for a company called Calxeda that tried to sell a 32-bit 
ARM Server SOC.  Calxeda went out of business because no one would buy 
it, and that was two years ago.

>> So can we PLEASE stop talking about 32-bit ARM support?
>
> why? we are just trying to figure out:
> Do we need to add ARM in "depends on" for SBSA watchdog driver?
>
> If some one suggests this, we need to figure out.

We do not need to add "depends on ARM" in the Kconfig for the SBSA 
watchdog driver.

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