missing support for Geode/CS5535 hardware watchdog
Bug #1384319 reported by
Paolo Pisati
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Paolo Pisati |
Bug Description
SRU Justification:
Impact: the AMD Geode is a x86 SOC processor containing, among other things, an hardware watchdog but
as it stands now, we don't compile the necessary code to support it in the Precise kernel.
Fix: compile the GEODEWDT driver and the timer code (CS5535_MFGPT).
Testcase: install a kernel with the driver compiled as a module, load it and look for the presence of /dev/watchdog:
sudo modprobe geodewdt
dmesg:
...
[ 344.011123] cs5535-mfgpt cs5535-mfgpt: registered timer 0
ls -la /dev/watchdog
crw------- 1 root root 10, 130 Oct 22 17:54 /dev/watchdog
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description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Invalid |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
assignee: | nobody → Paolo Pisati (p-pisati) |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
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