On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 05:51:35PM -0400, Damien Riegel wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 04:20:52PM -0500, Dinh Nguyen wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Damien Riegel
> > <damien.riegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Signed-off-by: Damien Riegel <damien.riegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > .../devicetree/bindings/watchdog/ts4800-wdt.txt | 12 ++
> > > drivers/watchdog/Kconfig | 9 +
> > > drivers/watchdog/Makefile | 1 +
> > > drivers/watchdog/ts4800_wdt.c | 212 +++++++++++++++++++++
> > > 4 files changed, 234 insertions(+)
> > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/ts4800-wdt.txt
> > > create mode 100644 drivers/watchdog/ts4800_wdt.c
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/ts4800-wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/ts4800-wdt.txt
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000..06bdb5f
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/ts4800-wdt.txt
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
> > > +Technologic Systems Watchdog
> > > +
> > > +Required properties:
> > > +- compatible : must be "ts,ts4800-wdt"
> > > +- reg : physical base address and length of memory mapped region
> > > +
> > > +Example:
> > > +
> > > +wdt1: wdt@b0010000 {
> > > + compatible = "ts,ts4800-wdt";
> > > + reg = <0xb0010000 0x1000>;
> > > +};
> > > diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> > > index 241fafd..cf30f3b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> > > @@ -417,6 +417,15 @@ config NUC900_WATCHDOG
> > > To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
> > > module will be called nuc900_wdt.
> > >
> > > +config TS4800_WATCHDOG
> > > + tristate "TS-4800 Watchdog"
> > > + depends on SOC_IMX51
> >
> > From the DTS, I saw that this watchdog is on an FPGA, is it limited to only
> > the i.MX51?
>
> Actually, no. I took a quick look at other TS's boards and it is used on
> other boards: TS-4740, TS-4712, TS-4710, and TS-4700 (Marvell
> PXA166/PXA168); TS-4600 (iMX283).
>
> But as far as I know, these boards are not supported by Linux. So,
> should I add more "depends on" even if we don't support them yet; or
> should I let it as is and add other dependances when adding support for
> other boards ?
> I could also drop that line completely.
>
> Anyway, I will rename the driver to have a more generic name. Is
> ts_wdt.c fine for you ?
Can you at least spell that out ? "ts" is a bit _too_ generic.
In general, naming a driver for the first chip it supports is not
problematic. Making it too generic is, on the other side, problematic.
What are you going to do if ts4900 (or ts4801) implements a different
watchdog ?
Guenter
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