linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] watchdog: ziirave_wdt: Add support to upload the firmware.

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Date:   Sat, 8 Oct 2016 16:10:46 +0200
From:   Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:     Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>
Cc:     linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@...labora.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] watchdog: ziirave_wdt: Add support to upload the firmware.

Hi Enric,

> This patch adds and entry to the sysfs to start firmware upload process
> on the specified device with the requested firmware.
> 
> The uploading of the firmware needs only to happen once per firmware
> upgrade, as the firmware is stored in persistent storage. If the
> firmware upload or the firmware verification fails then we print and
> error message and exit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>

This patch was added to linux-watchdog-next almost 2 weeks ago.

Kind regards,
Wim.