linux-kernel - [038/197] WATCHDOG: hpwdt

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Date:	Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:08:09 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Thomas Mingarelli <Thomas.Mingarelli@...com>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
Subject: [038/197] WATCHDOG: hpwdt - fix lower timeout limit

2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Thomas Mingarelli <Thomas.Mingarelli@...com>

commit 8ba42bd88c6982fe224b09c33151c797b0fdf1a5 upstream.

[Novell Bug 581103] HP Watchdog driver has arbitrary (wrong) timeout limits.
Fix the lower timeout limit to a more appropriate value.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Mingarelli <Thomas.Mingarelli@...com>
Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void hpwdt_ping(void)
 static int hpwdt_change_timer(int new_margin)
 {
 	/* Arbitrary, can't find the card's limits */
-	if (new_margin < 30 || new_margin > 600) {
+	if (new_margin < 5 || new_margin > 600) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 			"hpwdt: New value passed in is invalid: %d seconds.\n",
 			new_margin);


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