linux-kernel - [WATCHDOG] i8xx_tco - mark for removal patch

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Date:	Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:43:42 +0100
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [WATCHDOG] i8xx_tco - mark for removal patch

Hi Linus,

I'm planning to remove the i8xx_tco watchdog driver
since we now have the iTCO_wdt driver that has a broader scope.

Therefor I created a small patch (that adds the driver to the
feature-removal-schedule list and defaults CONFIG_I8XX_TCO to n).
There is no impact at any of the drivers.

So can you please pull from 'master' branch of
        git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wim/linux-2.6-watchdog.git
or if master.kernel.org hasn't synced up yet:
        master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wim/linux-2.6-watchdog.git

This will update the following files:

 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 ++++++++
 drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig              |    1 +
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

with these Changes:

Author: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
Date:   Sun Mar 11 12:59:47 2007 +0000

    [WATCHDOG] i8xx TCO driver - mark for removal
    
    Mark the i8xx TCO driver for removal.
    
    Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>

The Changes can also be looked at on:
        http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/wim/linux-2.6-watchdog.git;a=summary

For completeness, I added the overal diff below.

Greetings,
Wim.

================================================================================
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index c3b1430..0bc8b0b 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -316,3 +316,11 @@ Why:	The option/code is
 Who:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
 
 ---------------------------
+
+What:	i8xx_tco watchdog driver
+When:	in 2.6.22
+Why:	the i8xx_tco watchdog driver has been replaced by the iTCO_wdt
+	watchdog driver.
+Who:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
+
+---------------------------
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig
index ea09d0c..e812aa1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ config I6300ESB_WDT
 config I8XX_TCO
 	tristate "Intel i8xx TCO Timer/Watchdog"
 	depends on WATCHDOG && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
+	default n
 	---help---
 	  Hardware driver for the TCO timer built into the Intel 82801
 	  I/O Controller Hub family.  The TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
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