Re: [PATCH 9/10 v2] Generic Watchdog Timer Driver

[Alan Cox]

> Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. It does make the conversion
> of existing drivers easier but doesn't encourage doing a good
> job there.

It's not ultimately about conversion. A lot of watchdogs have interfaces
that are not quite generic, extra requirements and custom interfaces. The
ioctl interface is needed for that, not for conversions.

Alan
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