linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] watchdog: dw_wdt: ping watchdog to reset countdown before start

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 7 Jan 2020 10:26:52 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Jack Mitchell <ml@...ed.me.uk>
Cc:     Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] watchdog: dw_wdt: ping watchdog to reset countdown
 before start

On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 03:51:55PM +0000, Jack Mitchell wrote:
> Currently on an rk3288 SoC when trying to use the watchdog the SoC will
> instantly reset. This is due to the watchdog countdown counter being set
> to its initial value of 0x0. Reset the watchdog counter before start in
> order to correctly start the countdown timer from the right position.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jack Mitchell <ml@...ed.me.uk>

You sent this three times, one with v2, no explanation for v2.
On top of that, the To: destination is messed up in all three versions.
Excellent example for how not to send a patch.

Anyway,

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

> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
> index fef7c61f5555..4a902d015bc2 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
> @@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static int dw_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>  	struct dw_wdt *dw_wdt = to_dw_wdt(wdd);
>  
>  	dw_wdt_set_timeout(wdd, wdd->timeout);
> +	dw_wdt_ping(&dw_wdt->wdd);
>  	dw_wdt_arm_system_reset(dw_wdt);
>  
>  	return 0;
> -- 
> 2.24.1
>