softdog autostart patch generated against debian linux kernel 3.2.0-1

softdog_autostart_debian-3.2.0-1

--- linux-source-3.2-mods/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c    2012-05-10 04:29:31.928352117 -0400
+++ linux-source-3.2/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c 2012-04-13 12:11:03.000000000 -0400
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@
                "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
                                __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
-#define WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART 0
-static int autostart = WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART;
-module_param(autostart,
-               "Start the timer automagically on init (default="
-                               __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART) ")");
-
 #ifdef ONLY_TESTING
 static int soft_noboot = 1;
 #else
@@ -282,7 +276,8 @@
 };
 
 static char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "Software Watchdog Timer: 0.07 "
-       "initialized. autostart=%d soft_noboot=%d soft_margin=%d sec (nowayout= %d)\n";
+       "initialized. soft_noboot=%d soft_margin=%d sec soft_panic=%d "
+       "(nowayout= %d)\n";
 
 static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 {
@@ -313,10 +308,7 @@
                return ret;
        }
 
-       printk(banner, autostart, soft_noboot, soft_margin, soft_panic, nowayout);
-
-       if (autostart)
-               softdog_keepalive();
+       printk(banner, soft_noboot, soft_margin, soft_panic, nowayout);
 
        return 0;
 }