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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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To: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>
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Subject: Re: [DRIVER][RFC] SC1200 Watchdog driver
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Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> Thanks, but i think i wasted my time on this one, there is a driver for
> most of the SC1200 bits (including watchdog) at http://www.nano-system.com/scx200

I just looked at their watchdog driver -- yours might be better...  They
don't use semaphores in _open, they don't use request_region, etc.

Of course, OTOH their include list is smaller and they don't use
MOD_{INC,DEC}_USE_COUNT ;-)

	Jeff

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