linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] watchdog: Drop pointer to watchdog device from struct watchdog

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Message-ID: <5689ECCC.9070501@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Sun, 3 Jan 2016 19:53:48 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@...labora.co.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] watchdog: Drop pointer to watchdog device from struct
 watchdog_device

On 01/03/2016 03:11 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> The lifetime of the watchdog device pointer is different from the lifetime
> of its character device. Remove it entirely to avoid race conditions, and
> to make sure that drivers don't start to use it again.
>

I should have mentioned: The series applies on top of watchdog-next.

Guenter

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