2 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index a6812eb31fa1..c356146bd712 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -966,6 +966,23 @@ config BOOKE_WDT
           Please see Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt for
           more information.
 
+config BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+        int "PowerPC Book-E Watchdog Timer Default Timeout"
+        depends on BOOKE_WDT
+        default 38 if FSL_BOOKE
+        range 0 63 if FSL_BOOKE
+        default 3 if !FSL_BOOKE
+        range 0 3 if !FSL_BOOKE
+        help
+          Select the default watchdog timer period to be used by the PowerPC
+          Book-E watchdog driver.  A watchdog "event" occurs when the bit
+          position represented by this number transitions from zero to one.
+
+          For Freescale Book-E processors, this is a number between 0 and 63.
+          For other Book-E processors, this is a number between 0 and 3.
+
+          The value can be overidden by the wdt_period command-line parameter.
+
 # PPC64 Architecture
 
 config WATCHDOG_RTAS
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
index a9899981fd97..d11ffb091b0d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
@@ -33,14 +33,8 @@
  * occur, and the final time the board will reset.
  */
 
-#ifdef  CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE
-#define WDT_PERIOD_DEFAULT 38   /* Ex. wdt_period=28 bus=333Mhz,reset=~40sec */
-#else
-#define WDT_PERIOD_DEFAULT 3    /* Refer to the PPC40x and PPC4xx manuals */
-#endif                          /* for timing information */
-
 u32 booke_wdt_enabled;
-u32 booke_wdt_period = WDT_PERIOD_DEFAULT;
+u32 booke_wdt_period = CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 
 #ifdef  CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE
 #define WDTP(x)         ((((x)&0x3)<<30)|(((x)&0x3c)<<15))