linux-kernel - Re: AT91SAM9/CAP9 watchdog driver

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Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2008 09:31:50 +0200
From:	"Andrew Victor" <avictor.za@...il.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	wim@...ana.be, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: AT91SAM9/CAP9 watchdog driver

hi Andrew,

>> +             return 0;
>
> That looks like the wrong return value?

Since the watchdog registers are Write-Once, if the user does not
specify a "wdt_timeout" parameter we'd still like the driver to load
even if it's not enabled.
The user can then always use ioctl(WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT:) to set the timeout later.


Regards,
  Andrew Victor
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