From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:51:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.zeugmasystems.com ([70.79.96.174]:6708 "EHLO zeugmasystems.com") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20033763AbXLEDuu (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Dec 2007 03:50:50 +0000 Received: from rocktron ([10.18.28.223]) by zeugmasystems.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:50:42 -0800 Message-ID: <34AF8F83DE89424F94243BB80944B175@rocktron> From: "Kaz Kylheku" To: References: <20071203181658.GA26631@onstor.com> <20071203230828.GA17960@linux-mips.org> In-Reply-To: <20071203230828.GA17960@linux-mips.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for SB1 hardware watchdog. Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:50:42 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Dec 2007 03:50:42.0950 (UTC) FILETIME=[025A0A60:01C836F2] Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 17696 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: kaz@zeugmasystems.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips On Mon, Dec 03, 2007, Ralf Baechle wrote: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 10:17:04AM -0800, Andrew Sharp wrote: > >> + Watchdog driver for the built in watchdog hardware in Sibyte >> + SoC processors. There are apparently two watchdog timers >> + on such processors; this driver supports only the first one, >> + because currently Linux only supports exporting one watchdog >> + to userspace. > > And even four watchdogs in the BCM1480. > > You'd think they'd trust their hardware more than that ;-) Maybe the dogs can be daisy-chained together. After all, who watches the watcher? And who watches him? Did I ever tell you how lucky you are? http://www.drseussart.com/beewatcher.html http://www.webpages.ttu.edu/sbaugues/fin4323/dr.seuss.pdf From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.zeugmasystems.com ([70.79.96.174]:6708 "EHLO zeugmasystems.com") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20033763AbXLEDuu (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Dec 2007 03:50:50 +0000 Message-ID: <34AF8F83DE89424F94243BB80944B175@rocktron> From: "Kaz Kylheku" References: <20071203181658.GA26631@onstor.com> <20071203230828.GA17960@linux-mips.org> In-Reply-To: <20071203230828.GA17960@linux-mips.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for SB1 hardware watchdog. Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:50:42 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Message-ID: <20071205035042.E2wuhLtUQJIrIgiuo0M3RDx6q4shC65hJKdIx-7AUQs@z> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007, Ralf Baechle wrote: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 10:17:04AM -0800, Andrew Sharp wrote: > >> + Watchdog driver for the built in watchdog hardware in Sibyte >> + SoC processors. There are apparently two watchdog timers >> + on such processors; this driver supports only the first one, >> + because currently Linux only supports exporting one watchdog >> + to userspace. > > And even four watchdogs in the BCM1480. > > You'd think they'd trust their hardware more than that ;-) Maybe the dogs can be daisy-chained together. After all, who watches the watcher? And who watches him? Did I ever tell you how lucky you are? http://www.drseussart.com/beewatcher.html http://www.webpages.ttu.edu/sbaugues/fin4323/dr.seuss.pdf