[WATCHDOG] NS pc87413-wdt Watchdog driver

New watchdog driver for the NS pc87413-wdt Watchdog Timer. Signed-off-by: Sven Anders <anders@anduras.de> Signed-off-by: Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de> Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
git-mirror · Oct 15, 2006 · 789fc0a · 789fc0a
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diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -363,6 +363,20 @@ config SCx200_WDT
 
 	  If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_wdt.
 
+config PC87413_WDT
+	tristate "NS PC87413 watchdog"
+	depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+	---help---
+	  This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the PC87413 chipset
+	  This watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't
+	  freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain
+	  amount of time.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called pc87413_wdt.
+
+	  Most people will say N.
+
 config 60XX_WDT
 	tristate "SBC-60XX Watchdog Timer"
 	depends on WATCHDOG && X86

diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/Makefile b/drivers/char/watchdog/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_I8XX_TCO) += i8xx_tco.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ITCO_WDT) += iTCO_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SC1200_WDT) += sc1200wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCx200_WDT) += scx200_wdt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PC87413_WDT) += pc87413_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_60XX_WDT) += sbc60xxwdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SBC8360_WDT) += sbc8360.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU5_WDT) += cpu5wdt.o