[PATCH] README: Add WDAT watchdog and clarify watchdog probing order

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Christian Storm

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Aug 16, 2021, 2:53:50 AM8/16/21
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From: Christian Storm <christi...@siemens.com>

Signed-off-by: Christian Storm <christi...@siemens.com>
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README.md | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98033d4..f1d701d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ Continuous integration:

## Watchdog support ##

-The following watchdog drivers are implemented:
-* Intel Quark
-* Intel TCO
-* Intel i6300esb
+The following watchdog drivers are implemented (and are probed in this order):
+* WDAT (ACPI) watchdog
* AMD FCH
+* Intel i6300esb
+* Intel Quark
* Siemens SIMATIC IPC4x7E
+* Intel TCO

Note that if no working watchdog is found, the boot process deliberately fails.
That said, setting a watchdog timeout of `0` allows to boot nonetheless without
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Jan Kiszka

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Aug 16, 2021, 1:27:16 PM8/16/21
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Thanks, applied.

Jan

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