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
next prev parent 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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