Re: [v2 PATCH 2/8] watchdog/at91sam9_wdt: Convert to use the watchdog framework

From: Florian Fainelli
Date: Wed Dec 05 2012 - 05:49:26 EST


Hello Wenyou,

On Wednesday 05 December 2012 09:34:21 Wenyou Yang wrote:
> According to the kernel document: convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt,
> remove the file_operations struct, miscdevice, and obsolete includes
>
> Since the at91sam watchdog inherent characteristics, add the watchdog
> operations: at91wdt_start, at91wdt_stop and at91wdt_ping.
>

[snip]

>
> +static inline bool watchdog_is_open(struct watchdog_device *wddev)
> +{
> + return test_bit(WDOG_DEV_OPEN, &wddev->status);
> +}

This helper should be moved to include/linux/watchdog.h as it can be useful
for other watchdog drivers as well.
--
Florian
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