Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add Linux Driver for Intel Langwell Watchdog
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: Mark Allyn <mark.a.allyn@intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, greg@kroah.com, alan@linux.intel.com,
       charles.f.johnson@intel.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:48:40 -0800
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Hi Mark,

> This patch adds a Linux device driver for the Intel Langwell
> Watchdog device found on the Intel Mobile Internet device.
> 
> The purpose of the watchdog driver is to force a system reboot
> in the event that a critical system process either terminates or
> gets currupted so that it cannot perform its required duties.
> 
> This patch is referenced off the linux-next repository as pulled
> on Sunday, January 17, 2010

please skip this message or put it after the diffstat and ---. It has no
useful information as commit message.

If we wanna provide extra details for the person applying these patches,
then after the --- (like the diffstat) is a good place. These are
showing up in the email and the archive, but are not part of the commit
message when the patch gets applied.

> Signed-off-by: Mark Allyn <mark.a.allyn@intel.com>
> 
> Date: January 17, 2010

What is this Date field for?

Regards

Marcel


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