linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 5/9] watchdog: Add Nuvoton NCT6694 WDT support

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Message-ID: <daab0b5d-8877-46ce-8ffb-0602164be5ca@roeck-us.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:06:46 -0700
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: Ming Yu <a0282524688@...il.com>, tmyu0@...oton.com, lee@...nel.org,
 linus.walleij@...aro.org, brgl@...ev.pl, andi.shyti@...nel.org,
 mkl@...gutronix.de, mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr, andrew+netdev@...n.ch,
 davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, wim@...ux-watchdog.org, jdelvare@...e.com,
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 alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-can@...r.kernel.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/9] watchdog: Add Nuvoton NCT6694 WDT support

On 10/24/24 01:59, Ming Yu wrote:
> This driver supports Watchdog timer functionality for NCT6694 MFD
> device based on USB interface.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ming Yu <tmyu0@...oton.com>
> ---
[ ... ]

> +
> +static int nct6694_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdev)
> +{
> +	struct nct6694_wdt_data *data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdev);
> +
> +	pr_debug("%s: WDT(%d) Start\n", __func__, data->wdev_idx);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +

That doesn't make sense. How is the watchdog started if not here ?
Something is conceptually wrong.

Guenter