#define DRV_NAME               "bcm47xx_wdt"
 
 #define WDT_DEFAULT_TIME       30      /* seconds */
-#define WDT_MAX_TIME           255     /* seconds */
+#define WDT_SOFTTIMER_MAX      255     /* seconds */
 
 static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
        return container_of(wdd, struct bcm47xx_wdt, wdd);
 }
 
-static void bcm47xx_timer_tick(unsigned long data)
+static void bcm47xx_wdt_soft_timer_tick(unsigned long data)
 {
        struct bcm47xx_wdt *wdt = (struct bcm47xx_wdt *)data;
        u32 next_tick = min(wdt->wdd.timeout * 1000, wdt->max_timer_ms);
        }
 }
 
-static int bcm47xx_wdt_keepalive(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+static int bcm47xx_wdt_soft_keepalive(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
        struct bcm47xx_wdt *wdt = bcm47xx_wdt_get(wdd);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int bcm47xx_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+static int bcm47xx_wdt_soft_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
        struct bcm47xx_wdt *wdt = bcm47xx_wdt_get(wdd);
 
-       bcm47xx_wdt_keepalive(wdd);
-       bcm47xx_timer_tick((unsigned long)wdt);
+       bcm47xx_wdt_soft_keepalive(wdd);
+       bcm47xx_wdt_soft_timer_tick((unsigned long)wdt);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int bcm47xx_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+static int bcm47xx_wdt_soft_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
        struct bcm47xx_wdt *wdt = bcm47xx_wdt_get(wdd);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int bcm47xx_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
-                                  unsigned int new_time)
+static int bcm47xx_wdt_soft_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
+                                       unsigned int new_time)
 {
-       if (new_time < 1 || new_time > WDT_MAX_TIME) {
+       if (new_time < 1 || new_time > WDT_SOFTTIMER_MAX) {
                pr_warn("timeout value must be 1<=x<=%d, using %d\n",
-                       WDT_MAX_TIME, new_time);
+                       WDT_SOFTTIMER_MAX, new_time);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
        return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_ops bcm47xx_wdt_ops = {
+static struct watchdog_ops bcm47xx_wdt_soft_ops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
-       .start          = bcm47xx_wdt_start,
-       .stop           = bcm47xx_wdt_stop,
-       .ping           = bcm47xx_wdt_keepalive,
-       .set_timeout    = bcm47xx_wdt_set_timeout,
+       .start          = bcm47xx_wdt_soft_start,
+       .stop           = bcm47xx_wdt_soft_stop,
+       .ping           = bcm47xx_wdt_soft_keepalive,
+       .set_timeout    = bcm47xx_wdt_soft_set_timeout,
 };
 
 static int bcm47xx_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
        if (!wdt)
                return -ENXIO;
 
-       setup_timer(&wdt->soft_timer, bcm47xx_timer_tick,
+       setup_timer(&wdt->soft_timer, bcm47xx_wdt_soft_timer_tick,
                    (long unsigned int)wdt);
 
-       wdt->wdd.ops = &bcm47xx_wdt_ops;
+       wdt->wdd.ops = &bcm47xx_wdt_soft_ops;
        wdt->wdd.info = &bcm47xx_wdt_info;
        wdt->wdd.timeout = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
        ret = wdt->wdd.ops->set_timeout(&wdt->wdd, timeout);