[PATCH v3 1/6] watchdog: davinci: change driver to use WDT core

[ivan.khoronzhuk]

On 11/27/2013 09:04 AM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 11/26/2013 08:31 PM, Sekhar Nori wrote:
>> On Monday 25 November 2013 07:34 PM, Ivan Khoronzhuk wrote:
>>> To reduce code duplicate and increase code readability use WDT core
>>> code to handle WDT interface.
>>>
>>> Remove io_lock as the WDT core uses mutex to lock each wdt device.
>>> Remove wdt_state as the WDT core tracks state with its own variable.
>>>
>>> The watchdog_init_timeout() can read timeout value from timeout-sec
>>> property if the passed value is out of bounds. The heartbeat is
>>> initialized in next way. If heartbeat is not set thought module
>>> parameter, try to read it's value from WDT node timeout-sec property.
>>> If node has no one, use default value.
>>>
>>> The heartbeat is hold in wdd->timeout by WDT core, so use it in
>>> order to set timeout period.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk at ti.com>
>>> Acked-by: Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar at ti.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
>>
>> So this still causes a regression because the clk_get()
>> fails due to the changed device name. Please fold this
>> patch in (tested on DM365, compiled on rest).
>>
>> Also, the change in device name (while needed) does not seem
>> to be related to usage of wdt core. Can you may be split
>> that change into a separate patch?
>>
>
> Given all the trouble with it, I think that would be a good idea.
>
> Guenter
>

Ok, I'll split it for convenience.

-- 
Regards,
Ivan Khoronzhuk