linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/3] watchdog: allow setting deadline for opening /dev/watchdogN

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Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 16:19:37 +0200
From:   Esben Haabendal <esben.haabendal@...il.com>
To:     Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@...vas.dk>
Cc:     linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/3] watchdog: allow setting deadline for opening /dev/watchdogN

On 22 May 2017 at 16:06, Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@...vas.dk> wrote:
>
> Rasmus Villemoes (3):
>   watchdog: introduce watchdog_worker_should_ping helper
>   watchdog: introduce watchdog.open_timeout commandline parameter
>   watchdog: introduce CONFIG_WATCHDOG_OPEN_TIMEOUT
>
>  Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt | 10 +++++++
>  drivers/watchdog/Kconfig                       |  9 +++++++
>  drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c                | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  3 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


Thanks. This is definitely useful for embedded applications.

If this get merged, it should be able to replace several out-of-tree
hacks to accomplish the same thing.

For all 3 patches:
Reviewed-by: Esben Haabendal <esben@...bendal.dk>

/Esben