linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] watchdog: add support for ux500

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:12:22 +0100
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Srinidhi Kasagar <srinidhi.kasagar@...ricsson.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] watchdog: add support for ux500_wdt watchdog

Hi Fabio,

> This patch adds support for the ux500_wdt watchdog that is found in
> ST-Ericsson Ux500 platform.  The driver is based on PRCMU APIs.
> 
> Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@...aro.org>

> +static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
> +module_param(timeout, int, 0);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
> +	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. default="
> +				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");

We should go for unsigned int timeout values...

> +static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
> +module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
> +	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
> +				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");

nowayout is a boolean value so please change this to
static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;

The rest is OK by me. So if bowayout get's fixed then you have my acked-by.

Kind regards,
Wim.

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