it8712f_wdt.c: add support for the IT8716F watchdog

[Mike Lampard <mike@secnet.net.au>]

was: Re: [WATCHDOG] v2.6.24 Watchdog Device Drivers patches - part 4

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:41:07 pm Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:44:13 +1030 Mike Lampard <mike@secnet.net.au> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:02:20 am Wim Van Sebroeck wrote:
> > > Hi Linus,
> > >
> > > Please pull from 'master' branch of
> > > 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wim/linux-2.6-watchdog.g
> > >it or if master.kernel.org hasn't synced up yet:
> > > 	master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wim/linux-2.6-watchdog.git
> > >
> > > This will update the following files:
> > >
> > >  drivers/sbus/char/cpwatchdog.c    |    2
> > >  drivers/watchdog/Kconfig          |   10
> > >  drivers/watchdog/Makefile         |    1
> > >  drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c |   69 ++++++
> > >  drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c       |    2
> > >  drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c    |  400
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c 
> > >  | 4
> > >  7 files changed, 481 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > with these Changes:
> > >
> > > Author: Jorge Boncompte [DTI2] <jorge@dti2.net>
> > > Date:   Mon Nov 19 15:09:21 2007 +0100
> > >
> > >     [WATCHDOG] IT8212F watchdog driver
> > >
> > >     This patch adds support for the ITE Tech Inc. IT8712F EC-LPC Super
> > > I/O chipset found on many Pentium III and AMD motherboards. Developed
> > > using code from other watchdog drivers and the datasheet on ITE Tech
> > > homepage.
> > >
> > >     Signed-off-by: Jorge Boncompte <jorge@dti2.net>
> > >     Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
> > >
> > > Author: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
> > > Date:   Sat Nov 10 04:32:45 2007 +0100
> >
> > The following patch applied to the above diff adds support for the
> > IT8716F watchdog, which appears to be essentially the same as the IT8712F
> > in all but name.
>
> Please send patches with a suitably and carefully chosen Subject:.  We
> don't want to call this patch "Re: [WATCHDOG] v2.6.24 Watchdog Device
> Drivers patches - part 4".
>
> I chose "it8712f_wdt.c: add support for the IT8716F watchdog".

Please revert/dont apply this patch yet, testing on another motherboard 
revealed a problem when kicking the 'dog.  I'll investigate further and post 
an updated patch when I'm certain it's ok.

Mike
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