linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] watchdog: rti_wdt: Drop RPM count when unused

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Message-ID: <62762227-04e5-475e-aab7-ac594f99e317@ti.com>
Date:   Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:52:34 +0530
From:   Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>
CC:     Tero Kristo <kristo@...nel.org>, <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, <afd@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] watchdog: rti_wdt: Drop RPM count when unused



On 12/12/23 20:57, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 11/21/23 20:16, Vignesh Raghavendra wrote:
>> Do a RPM put if watchdog is not already started during probe and re
>> enable it in watchdog start.
>>
>> On K3 SoCs, watchdogs and their corresponding CPUs are under same PD, so
>> if the reference count of unused watchdogs aren't dropped, it will lead
>> to CPU hotplug failures as Device Management firmware won't allow to
>> turn off the PD due to dangling reference count.
>>
>> Fixes: 2d63908bdbfb ("watchdog: Add K3 RTI watchdog support")
>> Signed-off-by: Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>
> 
> I always find it amazing that people think everyone would understand the
> TLAs
> (three-letter-acronyms) they use. While those who don't might find it
> confusing
> why a watchdog driver would need or want to drop rotation-per-minute
> counts,
> and what that has to do with police departments, that isn't worth
> arguing about
> 

Oops, my apologies. I will respin with TLAs expanded

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

Thanks!

> Guenter
> 

-- 
Regards
Vignesh