[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH v2] cns3xxx: remove deprecated mpcore watchdog device

[Felix Fietkau]

On 2017-01-09 11:31, Koen Vandeputte wrote:
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> 
> On 2017-01-08 21:27, Felix Fietkau wrote:
>> On 2017-01-08 21:14, Koen Vandeputte wrote:
>>> This code was exclusively used by the mpcore_wdt
>>> driver which got removed from the kernel mid 2013.
>>>
>>> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-watchdog/msg02724.html
>>>
>>> Tested on Laguna GW2388
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Koen Vandeputte <koen.vandeputte at ncentric.com>
>> Interesting. I hadn't noticed that the driver got removed. Instead of
>> removing this, I'd prefer to restore the watchdog driver instead.
> Even better :)
> 
> To ensure we are on the same track:
> --> Locally in LEDE or upstream in kernel?
>> It seems that the IRQ that they were talking about is completely
>> irrelevant and used for testing mode only, so theoretically it should be
>> easy to make this driver work again.
Preferably both.

- Felix