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. --- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-standards" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
