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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Rudolf Marek <r.marek@sh.cvut.cz>
Cc: wim@iguana.be, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Watchdog device class
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:16:09 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1145391369.21723.31.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4445318B.1040800@sh.cvut.cz>

On Maw, 2006-04-18 at 20:35 +0200, Rudolf Marek wrote:
> timeout - timeout value in sec - convert it to ms perhaps?

Probably

> ping - "ping" file, to replace the /dev/watchdog writes

Well you need to keep /dev/watchdog but yes

> As for the temps/fans I belive the driver should register in hwmon class and use
> hwmon class sysfs iterface and then just create sort of relation between the
> sysfs files/classes, so the watchdog app can find the temps.

I think that is appropriate. The temperature and watchdog association is
mostly historical because in the past thats where temp sensors lived,
nowdays they are everywhere.


Alan


  reply	other threads:[~2006-04-18 20:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-04-17 19:39 [RFC] Watchdog device class Rudolf Marek
2006-04-17 21:31 ` Alan Cox
2006-04-18 18:35   ` Rudolf Marek
2006-04-18 20:16     ` Alan Cox [this message]
2006-04-18  0:54 ` Arnd Bergmann
2006-04-18 19:32   ` Rudolf Marek
2006-04-18 22:24     ` Mark Rustad
2006-04-18 19:57 ` Wim Van Sebroeck
2006-04-18 20:59   ` Rudolf Marek
2006-04-19 21:02     ` Wim Van Sebroeck
2006-04-19 21:24       ` Rudolf Marek
2006-08-15 17:13         ` Wim Van Sebroeck
2006-09-14 12:19           ` Rudolf Marek
2006-04-18 23:07 ` Corey Minyard
2006-04-19 21:04   ` Wim Van Sebroeck

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