linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hpwdt: Fix kdump issue in hpwdt

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Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:48:47 +0200
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
Cc:	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	thomas.mingarelli@...com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hpwdt: Fix kdump issue in hpwdt

Hi Toshi,

> kdump can be interrupted by watchdog timer when the timer is left
> activated on the crash kernel. Changed the hpwdt driver to disable
> watchdog timer at boot-time. This assures that watchdog timer is
> disabled until /dev/watchdog is opened, and prevents watchdog timer
> to be left running on the crash kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
> Tested-by: Lisa Mitchell <lisa.mitchell@...com>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org 
> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> index 1eff743..ae60406 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> @@ -814,6 +814,9 @@ static int __devinit hpwdt_init_one(struct pci_dev *dev,
>  	hpwdt_timer_reg = pci_mem_addr + 0x70;
>  	hpwdt_timer_con = pci_mem_addr + 0x72;
>  
> +	/* Make sure that timer is disabled until /dev/watchdog is opened */
> +	hpwdt_stop();
> +
>  	/* Make sure that we have a valid soft_margin */
>  	if (hpwdt_change_timer(soft_margin))
>  		hpwdt_change_timer(DEFAULT_MARGIN);

Added to linux-watchdog-next .

Kind regards,
Wim.

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