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Subject: Re: [DRIVER][RFC] SC1200 Watchdog driver
To: wingel@acolyte.hack.org (Christer Weinigel)
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 02:42:17 +0000 (GMT)
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> +The ioctl API:
> +
> +Some drivers also support an ioctl API.  I belive this API was first
> +used in the Berkshire PC Watchdog driver and has been adopted by the
> +other drivers.  

The original API is from the WDT500/501, whic first added watchdogs, and
then expanded on in the existing watchdog documentation including
the Docbook 'how to write one' manual

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