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

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:29:18 +0100
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
	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

Hi Guenter,

> 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.

This patchset has been added to linux-watchdog-next.

Kind regards,
Wim.