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

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:40:30 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jochen Friedrich <jochen@...am.de>
Cc:	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 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
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