linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 2/2] watchdog: fix w83627hf

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Date:	Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:11:15 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Tony Chung <tonychung00@...il.com>
Cc:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 2/2] watchdog: fix w83627hf_wdt reboot due to timeout
 expired

On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 06:59:08PM -0700, Tony Chung wrote:
> Observed that the w83627hf watchdog timer start counting during reboot.
> If the system load the driver after 5  minutes, it rebooted immediately because of timer expired.
> For example, fsck took more than 5 minutes to run, then reboot will occurred.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Chung <tonychung00@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c |    5 +++++
>  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
> index 8f1111d..47eb233 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
> @@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ static void w83627hf_init(void)
>  
>  	outb_p(0xF7, WDT_EFER); /* Select CRF7 */
>  	t = inb_p(WDT_EFDR);      /* read CRF7 */
> +	if (t & 0x10) {
> +		pr_info("Watchdog Timer timeout occurred!");
> +		t &= ~0x10; /* clear the event */
> +		pr_info("Event cleared\n");
> +	}
>  	t &= ~0xC0;               /* disable keyboard & mouse turning off
>  				    watchdog */

I would suggest to simply clear it silently. I don't think an extra message
provides any real value.

	t &= ~0xE0;	/* clear watchdog, disable keyboard & mouse
			   turning off watchdog */

Guenter

>  	outb_p(t, WDT_EFDR);    /* Write back to CRF7 */
> -- 
> 1.7.0.4
> 
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