linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] watchdog: Add a new flag WDIOF_STOP

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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 10:34:49 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] watchdog: Add a new flag WDIOF_STOP_MAYSLEEP

From: Marek Behún <kabel@...nel.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] watchdog: Add a new flag WDIOF_STOP_MAYSLEEP
> Hi George,
>
> why is armada_37xx_wdt also here?
> The stop function in that driver may not sleep.
Marek,

Thanks for reviewing.
Since the stop function has a regmap_write(), I thought it might sleep.
Now that you pointed it out, I assume that it is an MMIO based regmap being used for armada.
I will update the same in the next version

>
> Marek

-George