Best Regards!
Anson Huang

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> From: Aisheng Dong
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> Subject: RE: [PATCH V7 1/3] watchdog: imx_sc: Add i.MX system controller
> watchdog support
> 
> [...]
> 
> > > As I replied in another mail, it actually does not depend on SCU.
> > > Let's wait for Rob's comment on whether we could move watchdog Out
> > > of SCU node.
> >
> > Per previous discussion, the dependency here is to prevent enabling
> > this module for platform without IMX SCU, although it does NOT use SCU
> > IPC call, but the SMC call trap into ARM-Trusted-Firmware will
> > eventually call SCU API, so it still depends on IMX SCU hardware, I am
> > NOT very sure if it is correct to remove it here.
> >
> 
> Then it's ATF depends on SCU, not this virtual watchdog based on ARM SIP,
> right?

But we don't have ATF driver in Linux kernel..., I am confused, anyway, if 
Guenter
agrees, I can remove this dependency here.

Anson.

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> Dong Aisheng
> 
> > >
> > > > +       depends on HAVE_ARM_SMCCC
> > > > +       select WATCHDOG_CORE
> > > > +       help
> > > > +         This is the driver for the system controller watchdog
> > > > +         on the NXP i.MX SoCs with system controller inside.
> > > > +         If you have one of these processors and wish to have
> > > > +         watchdog support enabled, say Y, otherwise say N.
> > > > +

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