linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] arch/powerpc/44x/fsp2: wdt tcr update instead of whole rewrite

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Date:   Tue, 23 May 2017 14:09:46 +1000
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Ivan Mikhaylov <ivan@...ibm.com>,
        Alistair Popple <alistair@...ple.id.au>,
        Matt Porter <mporter@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] arch/powerpc/44x/fsp2: wdt tcr update instead of whole rewrite

Ivan Mikhaylov <ivan@...ibm.com> writes:
>
> From my point of view it's possible. I've checked docu and on idea
> it should be possible cause WP is only affecting watchdog ping time.

The question is, is there any chance that leaving those bits set on
another platform will cause a problem?

ie. on existing machines we always clear those bits, is it OK that we
will now start leaving those bits with whatever value they had.

cheers