Now that we have the documentation, the code should be changed to reflect it ;)
Asd far as I can see, these are the places where HW_WATCHDOG is used instead of WATCHDOG: arch/blackfin/cpu/blackfin/watchdog.c arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/cpu.c The relevant maintainers are on CC. Signed-off-by: Detlev Zundel <d...@denx.de> Cc: Mike Frysinger <vap...@gentoo.org> Cc: TsiChungLiew <tsi-chung.l...@freescale.com> --- README | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index cdbb9de..63f5647 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # -# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2009 +# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2011 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, w...@denx.de. # # See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this @@ -719,10 +719,17 @@ The following options need to be configured: - Watchdog: CONFIG_WATCHDOG If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog - support. There must be support in the platform specific - code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the - SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR - register. + support for the SoC. There must be support in the SoC + specific code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 + CPUs, the SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR + register. When supported for a specific SoC is + available, then no further board specific code should + be needed to use it. + + CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG + When using a watchdog circuitry external to the used + SoC, then define this variable and provide board + specific code for the "hw_watchdog_reset" function. - U-Boot Version: CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE -- 1.7.4.4 _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot