Re: [PATCH 0/4] ARM: smp_twd: mpcore_wdt: Fix MPCORE watchdog setup

Wim Van Sebroeck
2011-05-27T08:26:47Z

Hi Vitaly,

> From: Vitaly Kuzmichev <vkuzmichev@mvista.com>
>
> The series of patches fixes various bugs in ARM MPCORE watchdog setup.
> They also introduce some changes in common SMP_TWD timer setup code.
> The PATCH 1/4 adds an exported function to obtain calibrated timer rate
> in mpcore_wdt. However, this solution might be unacceptable, so we may
> discuss another 2 variants:
> 1) use clock framework
> This may require to fix all MPCORE boards clock implementations.
> 2) copy calibration loop to mpcore_wdt
> However, this increases boot time.
>
>
> Vitaly Kuzmichev (4):
> ARM: smp_twd: mpcore_wdt: Fix watchdog counter loading
> ARM: smp_twd: Fix typo in twd_timer_rate printout
> ARM: mpcore_wdt: Fix WDIOC_SETOPTIONS handling
> ARM: mpcore_wdt: Fix timer mode setup
>
> arch/arm/include/asm/smp_twd.h | 7 +++++++
> arch/arm/kernel/smp_twd.c | 8 +++++++-
> drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
> 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

What's the status on this? I don't recall having seen any answers from ARM community.

Kind regards,
Wim.