[U-Boot] [PATCH] README: Clarify difference of CONFIG_WATCHDOG and CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
Detlev Zundel
dzu at denx.de
Wed Apr 27 17:25:59 CEST 2011
Now that we have the documentation, the code should be changed to reflect
it ;)
Asd far as I can see, these are the places where HW_WATCHDOG is used
instead of WATCHDOG:
arch/blackfin/cpu/blackfin/watchdog.c
arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/cpu.c
The relevant maintainers are on CC.
Signed-off-by: Detlev Zundel <dzu at denx.de>
Cc: Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo.org>
Cc: TsiChungLiew <Tsi-Chung.Liew at freescale.com>
---
README | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index cdbb9de..63f5647 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
#
-# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2009
+# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2011
# Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd at denx.de.
#
# See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
@@ -719,10 +719,17 @@ The following options need to be configured:
- Watchdog:
CONFIG_WATCHDOG
If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
- support. There must be support in the platform specific
- code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
- SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
- register.
+ support for the SoC. There must be support in the SoC
+ specific code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260
+ CPUs, the SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
+ register. When supported for a specific SoC is
+ available, then no further board specific code should
+ be needed to use it.
+
+ CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
+ When using a watchdog circuitry external to the used
+ SoC, then define this variable and provide board
+ specific code for the "hw_watchdog_reset" function.
- U-Boot Version:
CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
--
1.7.4.4
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