[PATCH v5 1/2] watchdog: NXP LPC18xx Watchdog Timer Driver

Ezequiel Garcia ezequiel at vanguardiasur.com.ar
Thu Aug 20 12:54:57 PDT 2015


On 1 August 2015 at 15:52, Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net> wrote:
> On 08/01/2015 11:37 AM, Ariel D'Alessandro wrote:
>>
>> This commit adds support for the watchdog timer found in NXP LPC SoCs
>> family, which includes LPC18xx/LPC43xx. Other SoCs in that family may
>> share the same watchdog hardware.
>>
>> Watchdog driver registers a restart handler that will restart the system
>> by performing an incorrect feed after ensuring the watchdog is enabled in
>> reset mode.
>>
>> As watchdog cannot be disabled in hardware, driver's stop routine will
>> regularly send a keepalive ping using a timer.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ariel D'Alessandro <ariel at vanguardiasur.com.ar>
>
>
> Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
>

Wim,

Any chances you pick this in time for the next merge window?

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Ezequiel García, VanguardiaSur
www.vanguardiasur.com.ar



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