linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 7/8] staging/mei: AMT Watchdog

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Date:	Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:51:41 +0300
From:	"Weil, Oren jer" <oren.jer.weil@...el.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"alan@...ux.intel.com" <alan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"david@...dhou.se" <david@...dhou.se>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 7/8] staging/mei: AMT Watchdog

>On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 03:53:01PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> I still think this should be a regular watchdog driver using the
>> drivers/watchdog user interface.
>
>I agree, Oren, if you are going to insist on doing things this way, you had
>better describe _why_ you are ignoring the existing kernel interfaces
>provided.

we are not going to ignore the existing interfaces, it is one of our items
in the TODO list.
You can see the we move all of the Watchdog code to a single file so it
would easy to us to take it later to other driver.
Another Item on our TODO list is to expose Kernel function that equivalent
to user interface so kernel clients 
can access FW features/clients.

---
Oren Weil - Intel Corporation.
http://www.intel.com

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