linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] watchdog: meson_gxbb_wdt: remove watchdog_stop_on

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Date:   Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:29:13 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Artem Lapkin <email2tema@...il.com>, narmstrong@...libre.com
Cc:     wim@...ux-watchdog.org, khilman@...libre.com, jbrunet@...libre.com,
        christianshewitt@...il.com, martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        art@...das.com, nick@...das.com, gouwa@...das.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] watchdog: meson_gxbb_wdt: remove
 watchdog_stop_on_reboot

On 6/22/21 7:44 PM, Artem Lapkin wrote:
> Remove watchdog_stop_on_reboot (still can be activated by
> watchdog.stop_on_reboot=1) i think this driver configuration more useful
> becouse we can get reboot waranty for abnormal situations on shutdown stage
> 

This is personal opinion. Driver authors would have to agree.

Guenter

> Signed-off-by: Artem Lapkin <art@...das.com>
> ---
>   drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c | 1 -
>   1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
> index 5a9ca10fbcfa..3f86530c33b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
> @@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ static int meson_gxbb_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   
>   	meson_gxbb_wdt_set_timeout(&data->wdt_dev, data->wdt_dev.timeout);
>   
> -	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(&data->wdt_dev);
>   	return devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, &data->wdt_dev);
>   }
>   
>