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Date:	Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:55:36 -0500
From:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
To:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org" <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
	"wim@...ana.be" <wim@...ana.be>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH] watchdog: ep93xx: Use the WatchDog Timer Driver
 Core.

On Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:17 AM, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 01:57:24PM -0700, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@...ionengravers.com>
>> Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be> (maintainer:WATCHDOG DEVICE D...)
>
> Nice. I'll try to test the patch later today.
>
> I have few minor comments, see below.
>
>> 
>> ---
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
>> index 726b7df..bb97351 100644
>> --- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
>> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
>> @@ -24,11 +24,9 @@
>>   */
>>  
>>  #include <linux/module.h>
>> -#include <linux/fs.h>
>>  #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
>
> Is the above header still needed?

I think so due to the MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV() at the end of the file.  But,
I'm not sure if that is really needed... Wim?

>>  #include <linux/watchdog.h>
>>  #include <linux/timer.h>
>> -#include <linux/uaccess.h>
>>  #include <linux/io.h>
>>  #include <mach/hardware.h>
>>  
>> @@ -39,15 +37,17 @@
>>  #define WDT_TIMEOUT 30
>>  
>>  static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
>> +module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
>> +
>>  static int timeout = WDT_TIMEOUT;
>> +module_param(timeout, int, 0);
>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
>> +	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default="
>> +				__MODULE_STRING(WDT_TIMEOUT) ")");
>>  
>>  static struct timer_list timer;
>>  static unsigned long next_heartbeat;
>> -static unsigned long wdt_status;
>> -static unsigned long boot_status;
>> -
>> -#define WDT_IN_USE		0
>> -#define WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE		1
>>  
>>  #define EP93XX_WDT_REG(x)	(EP93XX_WATCHDOG_BASE + (x))
>>  #define EP93XX_WDT_WATCHDOG	EP93XX_WDT_REG(0x00)
>> @@ -71,130 +71,46 @@ static inline void wdt_ping(void)
>>  	__raw_writew(0x5555, EP93XX_WDT_WATCHDOG);
>>  }
>>  
>> -static void wdt_startup(void)
>> +static int void ep93xx_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>              ^^^^
> extra 'void' above

Argh... I need more sleep... I guess that's what happens when your first
child is born...

Fixed.

>>  {
>> -	next_heartbeat = jiffies + (timeout * HZ);
>> +	next_heartbeat = jiffies + (wdd->timeout * HZ);
>>  
>>  	wdt_enable();
>>  	mod_timer(&timer, jiffies + WDT_INTERVAL);
>> +	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> -static void wdt_shutdown(void)
>> +static int ep93xx_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>>  {
>>  	del_timer_sync(&timer);
>>  	wdt_disable();
>> +	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> -static void wdt_keepalive(void)
>> +static int ep93xx_wdt_keepalive(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>>  {
>>  	/* user land ping */
>> -	next_heartbeat = jiffies + (timeout * HZ);
>> -}
>> -
>> -static int ep93xx_wdt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>> -{
>> -	if (test_and_set_bit(WDT_IN_USE, &wdt_status))
>> -		return -EBUSY;
>> -
>> -	clear_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status);
>> -
>> -	wdt_startup();
>> -
>> -	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
>> -}
>> -
>> -static ssize_t
>> -ep93xx_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data, size_t len,
>> -		 loff_t *ppos)
>> -{
>> -	if (len) {
>> -		if (!nowayout) {
>> -			size_t i;
>> -
>> -			clear_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status);
>> -
>> -			for (i = 0; i != len; i++) {
>> -				char c;
>> -
>> -				if (get_user(c, data + i))
>> -					return -EFAULT;
>> -
>> -				if (c == 'V')
>> -					set_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status);
>> -				else
>> -					clear_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status);
>> -			}
>> -		}
>> -		wdt_keepalive();
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	return len;
>> +	next_heartbeat = jiffies + (wdd->timeout * HZ);
>> +	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> -static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
>> -	.options = WDIOF_CARDRESET | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
>> -	.identity = "EP93xx Watchdog",
>> +static const struct watchdog_info ep93xx_wdt_ident = {
>> +	.options	= WDIOF_CARDRESET | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
>> +	.identity	= "EP93xx Watchdog",
>>  };
>>  
>> -static long ep93xx_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file,
>> -					unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>> -{
>> -	int ret = -ENOTTY;
>> -
>> -	switch (cmd) {
>> -	case WDIOC_GETSUPPORT:
>> -		ret = copy_to_user((struct watchdog_info __user *)arg, &ident,
>> -				sizeof(ident)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
>> -		break;
>> -
>> -	case WDIOC_GETSTATUS:
>> -		ret = put_user(0, (int __user *)arg);
>> -		break;
>> -
>> -	case WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS:
>> -		ret = put_user(boot_status, (int __user *)arg);
>> -		break;
>> -
>> -	case WDIOC_KEEPALIVE:
>> -		wdt_keepalive();
>> -		ret = 0;
>> -		break;
>> -
>> -	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
>> -		/* actually, it is 0.250 seconds.... */
>> -		ret = put_user(1, (int __user *)arg);
>> -		break;
>> -	}
>> -	return ret;
>> -}
>> -
>> -static int ep93xx_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>> -{
>> -	if (test_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status))
>> -		wdt_shutdown();
>> -	else
>> -		printk(KERN_CRIT PFX
>> -			"Device closed unexpectedly - timer will not stop\n");
>> -
>> -	clear_bit(WDT_IN_USE, &wdt_status);
>> -	clear_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status);
>> -
>> -	return 0;
>> -}
>> -
>> -static const struct file_operations ep93xx_wdt_fops = {
>> +static const struct watchdog_ops ep93xx_wdt_ops = {
>>  	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
>> -	.write		= ep93xx_wdt_write,
>> -	.unlocked_ioctl	= ep93xx_wdt_ioctl,
>> -	.open		= ep93xx_wdt_open,
>> -	.release	= ep93xx_wdt_release,
>> -	.llseek		= no_llseek,
>> +	.start		= ep93xx_wdt_start,
>> +	.stop		= ep93xx_wdt_stop,
>> +	.ping		= ep93xx_wdt_keepalive,
>>  };
>>  
>> -static struct miscdevice ep93xx_wdt_miscdev = {
>> -	.minor		= WATCHDOG_MINOR,
>> -	.name		= "watchdog",
>> -	.fops		= &ep93xx_wdt_fops,
>> +static struct watchdog_device ep93xx_wdd = {
>> +	.info		= &ep93xx_wdt_ident,
>> +	.ops		= &ep93xx_wdt_ops,
>> +	.min_timeout	= 1,
>> +	.max_timeout	= 3600,
>>  };
>>  
>>  static void ep93xx_timer_ping(unsigned long data)
>> @@ -210,43 +126,31 @@ static int __init ep93xx_wdt_init(void)
>>  {
>>  	int err;
>>  
>> -	err = misc_register(&ep93xx_wdt_miscdev);
>> +	ep93xx_wdd.bootstatus = readl(EP93XX_WDT_WATCHDOG);
>> +	ep93xx_wdd.timeout = timeout;
>
> Should you check that the given timeout is in valid range here, like it is
> done in the original driver?

I thought the core would handle that.  If not maybe it should validate the
timeout based on the min/max values.  Wim?

>> +
>> +	err = watchdog_register_device(&ep93xx_wdd);
>> +	if (err)
>> +		return err;
>>  
>> -	boot_status = __raw_readl(EP93XX_WDT_WATCHDOG) & 0x01 ? 1 : 0;
>> +	setup_timer(&timer, ep93xx_timer_ping, 1);
>>  
>>  	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "EP93XX watchdog, driver version "
>>  		WDT_VERSION "%s\n",
>> -		(__raw_readl(EP93XX_WDT_WATCHDOG) & 0x08)
>> +		(ep93xx_wdd.bootstatus & 0x08)
>>  		? " (nCS1 disable detected)" : "");
>>  
>> -	if (timeout < 1 || timeout > 3600) {
>> -		timeout = WDT_TIMEOUT;
>> -		printk(KERN_INFO PFX
>> -			"timeout value must be 1<=x<=3600, using %d\n",
>> -			timeout);
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	setup_timer(&timer, ep93xx_timer_ping, 1);
>> -	return err;
>> +	return 0;
>>  }
>> +module_init(ep93xx_wdt_init);
>>  
>>  static void __exit ep93xx_wdt_exit(void)
>>  {
>> -	wdt_shutdown();
>> -	misc_deregister(&ep93xx_wdt_miscdev);
>> +	wdt_shutdown(&ep93xx_wdd);
>
> ep93xx_wdt_stop(&ep93xx_wdd);

Oops.. You are correct.  Fixed.

>> +	watchdog_unregister_device(&ep93xx_wdd);
>>  }
>> -
>> -module_init(ep93xx_wdt_init);
>>  module_exit(ep93xx_wdt_exit);
>>  
>> -module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
>> -MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
>> -
>> -module_param(timeout, int, 0);
>> -MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
>> -	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default="
>> -				__MODULE_STRING(WDT_TIMEOUT) ")");
>> -
>>  MODULE_AUTHOR("Ray Lehtiniemi <rayl@...l.com>,"
>>  		"Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>");
>>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("EP93xx Watchdog");

Thanks for the feedback.  I'll post an updated patch later.

Regards,
Hartley--
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