Re: ipmi watchdog questions

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On 05/02/2014 09:10 PM, Don Zickus wrote:
> framework. 
> Implementing read/poll should be easy in the framework.
>
> Don, are you interested in working on this?  i won't be able to get to
> it for a bit.
> I don't mind doing the work, as long as we agree on an implementation. :-)
>
> Just throwing an idea out there based on Guenter's reply, should I just
> create a new file ipmi_wdt in the drivers/watchdog area that is ported to
> the new watchdog framework?

Yes, that's what I would do.  I definitely belongs in the watchdog
directory.

>
> The idea is if a user pops up that wants the userspace solution that can
> fallback to the old ipmi_watchdog currently implemented.  Otherwise the
> new port would be the recommended way to go?  Seeing that the current
> driver is updated fairly infrequent, keeping both drivers in sync wouldn't
> be to hard.
>
> Just a random idea.

Yes, that's probably a good plan.

-corey
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