2015-02-03 12:54:47

by Wim Van Sebroeck

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] gpio_wdt: Add "always_running" feature to GPIO watchdog

Hi Mike,

> On some chips, like the TPS386000, the trigger cannot be disabled
> and the CPU must keep toggling the line at all times. Add a switch
> "always_running" to keep toggling the GPIO line regardless of the
> state of the soft part of the watchdog. The "armed" member keeps
> track of whether a timeout must also cause a reset.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Looijmans <[email protected]>

Patch has been added to linux-watchdog-next.

Kind regards,
Wim.