linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Make Book E watchdog reset type configurable

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Message-ID: <429ec64cf7c30a139db40eb20fd3e682@gdsys.cc>
Date:	Thu, 02 May 2013 21:11:19 +0200
From:	Dirk Eibach <dirk.eibach@...ys.cc>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	<linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Make Book E watchdog reset type configurable

Hi Guenter,


>> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
>> index e89fc31..6048593 100644
>> --- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
>> @@ -1172,6 +1172,38 @@ config BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
>> 
>>  	  The value can be overridden by the wdt_period command-line 
>> parameter.
>> 
>> +choice
>> +	prompt "PowerPC Book-E Watchdog reset type"
>> +	depends on BOOKE_WDT
>> +	default BOOKE_WDT_RESET_CHIP
>> +	help
>> +	  Specify what kind of reset will be executed on watchdog timeout.
>> +
> Seems to me it would be much better to make this configurable via 
> platform data
> and/or device tree.

good catch. What do the device-tree gurus think to be a nice property 
name?

Cheers
Dirk
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