linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] rtc: ds1307: provide an indication that the watchdog has fired

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Date:   Wed,  5 Aug 2020 01:07:27 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     a.zummo@...ertech.it, linux@...ck-us.net,
        Chris Packham <chris.packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
Cc:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] rtc: ds1307: provide an indication that the watchdog has fired

On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:46:14 +1200, Chris Packham wrote:
> There's not much feedback when the ds1388 watchdog fires. Generally it
> yanks on the reset line and the board reboots. Capture the fact that the
> watchdog has fired in the past so that userspace can retrieve it via
> WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS. This should help distinguish a watchdog triggered
> reset from a power interruption.

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] rtc: ds1307: provide an indication that the watchdog has fired
      commit: 9bf1306257589b3a5ad46175538af9922d94e26f

Best regards,
-- 
Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>