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authorDiego Elio Pettenò <flameeyes@flameeyes.eu>2012-03-14 20:49:04 +0100
committerWim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>2012-05-23 16:24:43 +0200
commit198ca0153412a97e968b5deb67d789000faef129 (patch)
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parent7050bd54997a1606377a1985b508a145ea8c1555 (diff)
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watchdog: it87_wdt: Add support for IT8728F watchdog.
This works the same way IT8721F works, but it supports WDT_PWROK (checked on the datasheet). Signed-off-by: Diego Elio Pettenò <flameeyes@flameeyes.eu> Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
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diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
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+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -596,7 +596,12 @@ config IT87_WDT
depends on X86 && EXPERIMENTAL
---help---
This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the ITE IT8702,
- IT8712, IT8716, IT8718, IT8720, IT8721, IT8726 Super I/O chips.
+ IT8712, IT8716, IT8718, IT8720, IT8721, IT8726 and IT8728
+ Super I/O chips.
+
+ If the driver does not work, then make sure that the game port in
+ the BIOS is enabled.
+
This watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't
freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain
amount of time.
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