linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] watchdog: alim1535: Rewriting of alim1535 driver to use watchdog subsystem

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Date:   Fri, 2 Aug 2019 08:11:34 +0200
From:   Ondrej Zary <linux@...y.sk>
To:     Mark Balantzyan <mbalant3@...il.com>
Cc:     linux@...ck-us.net, wim@...ux-watchdog.org,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] watchdog: alim1535: Rewriting of alim1535 driver to use watchdog subsystem

On Friday 02 August 2019, Mark Balantzyan wrote:
> This patch rewrites the alim1535_wdt driver to use the watchdog subsystem.
> By virtue of this, it also fixes a (theoretical) race condition between the
> formerly arranged ali_timeout_bits and ali_settimer() interoperation.

Please don't rewrite drivers you can't test.

-- 
Ondrej Zary