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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:10:23 +0200 (SAST)
From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>
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To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [DRIVER][RFC] SC1200 Watchdog driver
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On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> 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 ;-)

Well those other minors are now taken care of, but they also have the 
added advantage of having real hardware to test it out on ;)

Cheers,
	Zwane Mwaikambo


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