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diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
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--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
1The Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API. 1The Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API.
2=============================================== 2===============================================
3Last reviewed: 16-Mar-2012 3Last reviewed: 21-May-2012
4 4
5Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> 5Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
6 6
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ watchdog_device structure.
39The watchdog device structure looks like this: 39The watchdog device structure looks like this:
40 40
41struct watchdog_device { 41struct watchdog_device {
42 int id;
43 struct cdev cdev;
42 const struct watchdog_info *info; 44 const struct watchdog_info *info;
43 const struct watchdog_ops *ops; 45 const struct watchdog_ops *ops;
44 unsigned int bootstatus; 46 unsigned int bootstatus;
@@ -50,6 +52,12 @@ struct watchdog_device {
50}; 52};
51 53
52It contains following fields: 54It contains following fields:
55* id: set by watchdog_register_device, id 0 is special. It has both a
56 /dev/watchdog0 cdev (dynamic major, minor 0) as well as the old
57 /dev/watchdog miscdev. The id is set automatically when calling
58 watchdog_register_device.
59* cdev: cdev for the dynamic /dev/watchdog<id> device nodes. This
60 field is also populated by watchdog_register_device.
53* info: a pointer to a watchdog_info structure. This structure gives some 61* info: a pointer to a watchdog_info structure. This structure gives some
54 additional information about the watchdog timer itself. (Like it's unique name) 62 additional information about the watchdog timer itself. (Like it's unique name)
55* ops: a pointer to the list of watchdog operations that the watchdog supports. 63* ops: a pointer to the list of watchdog operations that the watchdog supports.