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-rw-r--r--Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt10
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c20
-rw-r--r--include/linux/watchdog.h4
3 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
index 429f81bf0cf..acdee39fb08 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct watchdog_device {
const struct watchdog_info *info;
const struct watchdog_ops *ops;
unsigned int bootstatus;
+ unsigned int timeout;
void *driver_data;
unsigned long status;
};
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ It contains following fields:
* info: a pointer to a watchdog_info structure. This structure gives some
additional information about the watchdog timer itself. (Like it's unique name)
* ops: a pointer to the list of watchdog operations that the watchdog supports.
+* timeout: the watchdog timer's timeout value (in seconds).
* bootstatus: status of the device after booting (reported with watchdog
WDIOF_* status bits).
* driver_data: a pointer to the drivers private data of a watchdog device.
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ struct watchdog_ops {
/* optional operations */
int (*ping)(struct watchdog_device *);
unsigned int (*status)(struct watchdog_device *);
+ int (*set_timeout)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int);
};
It is important that you first define the module owner of the watchdog timer
@@ -107,6 +110,13 @@ they are supported. These optional routines/operations are:
info structure).
* status: this routine checks the status of the watchdog timer device. The
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.
+ (Note: the WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT needs to be set in the options field of the
+ watchdog's info structure).
The status bits should (preferably) be set with the set_bit and clear_bit alike
bit-operations. The status bits that are defined are:
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
index 9f5550e16ab..2c0289deaad 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
@@ -190,6 +190,26 @@ static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
watchdog_ping(wdd);
return 0;
+ case WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT:
+ if ((wdd->ops->set_timeout == NULL) ||
+ !(wdd->info->options & WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT))
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ if (get_user(val, p))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ err = wdd->ops->set_timeout(wdd, val);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+ wdd->timeout = val;
+ /* If the watchdog is active then we send a keepalive ping
+ * to make sure that the watchdog keep's running (and if
+ * possible that it takes the new timeout) */
+ watchdog_ping(wdd);
+ /* Fall */
+ case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
+ /* timeout == 0 means that we don't know the timeout */
+ if (wdd->timeout == 0)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ return put_user(wdd->timeout, p);
default:
return -ENOTTY;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/watchdog.h b/include/linux/watchdog.h
index db46fe89563..9f33efe199d 100644
--- a/include/linux/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/linux/watchdog.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct watchdog_device;
* @stop: The routine for stopping the watchdog device.
* @ping: The routine that sends a keepalive ping to the watchdog device.
* @status: The routine that shows the status of the watchdog device.
+ * @set_timeout:The routine for setting the watchdog devices timeout value.
*
* The watchdog_ops structure contains a list of low-level operations
* that control a watchdog device. It also contains the module that owns
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ struct watchdog_ops {
/* optional operations */
int (*ping)(struct watchdog_device *);
unsigned int (*status)(struct watchdog_device *);
+ int (*set_timeout)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int);
};
/** struct watchdog_device - The structure that defines a watchdog device
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ struct watchdog_ops {
* @info: Pointer to a watchdog_info structure.
* @ops: Pointer to the list of watchdog operations.
* @bootstatus: Status of the watchdog device at boot.
+ * @timeout: The watchdog devices timeout value.
* @driver-data:Pointer to the drivers private data.
* @status: Field that contains the devices internal status bits.
*
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ struct watchdog_device {
const struct watchdog_info *info;
const struct watchdog_ops *ops;
unsigned int bootstatus;
+ unsigned int timeout;
void *driver_data;
unsigned long status;
/* Bit numbers for status flags */