README: Clarify difference of CONFIG_WATCHDOG and CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
authorDetlev Zundel <dzu@denx.de>
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:25:59 +0000 (05:25 +0000)
committerWolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Thu, 12 May 2011 21:26:07 +0000 (23:26 +0200)
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 <dzu@denx.de>
Cc: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Cc: TsiChungLiew <Tsi-Chung.Liew@freescale.com>
README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 68dab2d1e3c4f1484f3d0dd4a81008b650b803a6..6f3748d6dc4c2a8d4ce491d92420acffa9e42d36 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2009
+# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2011
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
 # See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
@@ -739,10 +739,17 @@ 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