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SubjectRe: Watchdog API Update
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:00:10 -0500 Andrew Kilkenny wrote:

> Patched from 2.6.16
>
> Included are patches for the Watchdog API. This API is already AD HOC
> according to the documentation, so the update is not expected to meet
> much opposition.
>
> The patch/api update adds support for enabling watchdog monitoring
> directly via the kernel driver. It appears some drivers do this on their
> own, while others implement the api, dictating that userspace programs
> manage the watchdog. This includes adding both the ability for userspace
> to enable/disable the feature, and to compile in the feature to be
> enabled automatically at boot.
>
> The Patch file includes diffs from watchdog.h, the watchdog.txt
> documentation, and a KConfig file.

what patch file??

> I am unsure on the licensing information. The header file only mentions
> it was derived from Ken's original code. GPL information is absent,
> along with dates. In fact, I am unsure where the copyright belongs, if
> it defaults to Berkshire PC, if it must be GPL, and the like. Guidance
> will be greatly appreciated, especially if (absent a GPL declaration) I
> need permission to handle this code.


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