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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-03-28 13:03:26 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-03-28 13:03:26 -0700
commit750f77064a290beb162352077b52c61b04bcae0e (patch)
tree736a8dd043dc4cda298762a80e7c1fbf1bb87742 /Documentation
parent89e5d6f0d979f6e7dc2bbb1ebd9e239217e2e952 (diff)
parentb92c803ec61de59e6e4ab9b2748d8e633cec3f08 (diff)
Merge git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog
Pull watchdog updates from Wim Van Sebroeck: - Removal of the Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX file - Fix boot status reporting for imx2_wdt - clean-up sp805_wdt, pnx4008_wdt and mpcore_wdt - convert printk in watchdog drivers to pr_ functions - change nowayout module parameter to bool for every watchdog device - conversion of jz4740_wdt, pnx4008_wdt, max63xx_wdt, softdog, ep93xx_wdt, coh901327 and txx9wdt to new watchdog API - Add support for the WDIOC_GETTIMELEFT ioctl call to the new watchdog API - Change the new watchdog API so that the driver updates the timeout value - two fixes for the xen_wdt driver Fix up conflicts in ep93xx driver due to the same patches being merged through separate branches. * git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog: (33 commits) watchdog: txx9wdt: fix timeout watchdog: Convert txx9wdt driver to watchdog framework watchdog: coh901327_wdt.c: fix timeout watchdog: coh901327: convert to use watchdog core watchdog: Add support for WDIOC_GETTIMELEFT IOCTL in watchdog core watchdog: ep93xx_wdt: timeout is an unsigned int value. watchdog: ep93xx_wdt: Fix timeout after conversion to watchdog core watchdog: Convert ep93xx driver to watchdog core watchdog: sp805: Use devm routines watchdog: sp805: replace readl/writel with lighter _relaxed variants watchdog: sp805: Fix documentation style comment watchdog: mpcore_wdt: Allow platform_get_irq() to fail watchdog: mpcore_wdt: Use devm routines watchdog: mpcore_wdt: Rename dev to pdev for pointing to struct platform_device watchdog: xen: don't clear is_active when xen_wdt_stop() failed watchdog: xen: don't unconditionally enable the watchdog during resume watchdog: fix compiler error for missing parenthesis watchdog: ep93xx_wdt.c: fix platform probe watchdog: ep93xx: Convert the watchdog driver into a platform device. watchdog: fix set_timeout operations ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX19
-rw-r--r--Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt11
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX b/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX
deleted file mode 100644
index fc9082a1477..00000000000
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-00-INDEX
- - this file.
-convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt
- - how-to for converting old watchdog drivers to the new kernel API.
-hpwdt.txt
- - information on the HP iLO2 NMI watchdog
-pcwd-watchdog.txt
- - documentation for Berkshire Products PC Watchdog ISA cards.
-src/
- - directory holding watchdog related example programs.
-watchdog-api.txt
- - description of the Linux Watchdog driver API.
-watchdog-kernel-api.txt
- - description of the Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API.
-watchdog-parameters.txt
- - information on driver parameters (for drivers other than
- the ones that have driver-specific files here)
-wdt.txt
- - description of the Watchdog Timer Interfaces for Linux.
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt
index be8119bb15d..271b8850dde 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ Here is a overview of the functions and probably needed actions:
WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
No preparations needed
+ WDIOC_GETTIMELEFT:
+ It needs get_timeleft() callback to be defined. Otherwise it
+ will return EOPNOTSUPP
+
Other IOCTLs can be served using the ioctl-callback. Note that this is mainly
intended for porting old drivers; new drivers should not invent private IOCTLs.
Private IOCTLs are processed first. When the callback returns with
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
index 9e162465b0c..227f6cd0e5f 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
The Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API.
===============================================
-Last reviewed: 29-Nov-2011
+Last reviewed: 16-Mar-2012
Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct watchdog_ops {
int (*ping)(struct watchdog_device *);
unsigned int (*status)(struct watchdog_device *);
int (*set_timeout)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int);
+ unsigned int (*get_timeleft)(struct watchdog_device *);
long (*ioctl)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
};
@@ -117,11 +118,13 @@ they are supported. These optional routines/operations are:
status of the device is reported with watchdog WDIOF_* status flags/bits.
* set_timeout: this routine checks and changes the timeout of the watchdog
timer device. It returns 0 on success, -EINVAL for "parameter out of range"
- and -EIO for "could not write value to the watchdog". On success the timeout
- value of the watchdog_device will be changed to the value that was just used
- to re-program the watchdog timer device.
+ and -EIO for "could not write value to the watchdog". On success this
+ routine should set the timeout value of the watchdog_device to the
+ achieved timeout value (which may be different from the requested one
+ because the watchdog does not necessarily has a 1 second resolution).
(Note: the WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT needs to be set in the options field of the
watchdog's info structure).
+* get_timeleft: this routines returns the time that's left before a reset.
* ioctl: if this routine is present then it will be called first before we do
our own internal ioctl call handling. This routine should return -ENOIOCTLCMD
if a command is not supported. The parameters that are passed to the ioctl