linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] watchdog: hpwdt: Module paramerter alias.

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Message-ID: <d4e2d7cc-77ea-36c7-ca1d-89803450cf2a@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Tue, 14 Aug 2018 06:31:48 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>, wim@...ux-watchdog.org
Cc:     linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] watchdog: hpwdt: Module paramerter alias.

On 08/08/2018 12:13 PM, Jerry Hoemann wrote:
> Add module parameter "timeout" as an alias to "soft_margin."
> This aligns hpwdt usage more closely with other WDT while
> retaining backwards compatibility.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

> ---
>   drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c | 3 +++
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> index 69a88b1..eb947bc 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
> @@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ static void hpwdt_exit(struct pci_dev *dev)
>   module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog timeout in seconds");
>   
> +module_param_named(timeout, soft_margin, int, 0);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Alias of soft_margin");
> +
>   module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
>   		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
>