extricate tco watchdog device from x86/pci/ichlpcib ?

[Paul Goyette <paul%vps1.whooppee.com@localhost>]

(Not sure if this belongs on current-users or tech-kern, so I've copied 
both.)

I've noticed that the x86-specific ichlpcib(4) device has a number of 
"child" deevices.  Some of these have their own device drivers and 
attachments (isa, hpet, fwrng, gpio) while others are monolithically 
integrated into the ichlpcib driver itself (TCO/watchdog timer and 
speedstep).

I would like to separate the watchdog timer code from the rest of the 
ichlpcib driver, and make a new tco(4) driver.  (I'd like to separate 
the speedstep stuff, too, but would not be able to test; speedstep is 
only supported on older ICH{2,3,4}-M controllers.)  I intend to make the 
new tco(4) driver into a separate module, which can be loaded, unloaded, 
and reloaded at will.

Comments?  Objections?  Alternative driver name other than tco? (is tco 
already used anywhere?)





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