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-rw-r--r--Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt9
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c79
-rw-r--r--include/linux/watchdog.h1
3 files changed, 80 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
index abbcf2ce8f62..429f81bf0cf7 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ It contains following fields:
This data should only be accessed via the watchdog_set_drvadata and
watchdog_get_drvdata routines.
* status: this field contains a number of status bits that give extra
- information about the status of the device (Like: is the device opened via
- the /dev/watchdog interface or not, ...).
+ information about the status of the device (Like: is the watchdog timer
+ running/active, is the device opened via the /dev/watchdog interface or not,
+ ...).
The list of watchdog operations is defined as:
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ they are supported. These optional routines/operations are:
The status bits should (preferably) be set with the set_bit and clear_bit alike
bit-operations. The status bits that are defined are:
+* WDOG_ACTIVE: this status bit indicates whether or not a watchdog timer device
+ is active or not. When the watchdog is active after booting, then you should
+ set this status bit (Note: when you register the watchdog timer device with
+ this bit set, then opening /dev/watchdog will skip the start operation)
* WDOG_DEV_OPEN: this status bit shows whether or not the watchdog device
was opened via /dev/watchdog.
(This bit should only be used by the WatchDog Timer Driver Core).
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
index 2fb4cecd50d8..9f5550e16ab5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
@@ -54,14 +54,64 @@ static struct watchdog_device *wdd;
* If the watchdog has no own ping operation then it needs to be
* restarted via the start operation. This wrapper function does
* exactly that.
+ * We only ping when the watchdog device is running.
*/
static int watchdog_ping(struct watchdog_device *wddev)
{
- if (wddev->ops->ping)
- return wddev->ops->ping(wddev); /* ping the watchdog */
- else
- return wddev->ops->start(wddev); /* restart the watchdog */
+ if (test_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &wdd->status)) {
+ if (wddev->ops->ping)
+ return wddev->ops->ping(wddev); /* ping the watchdog */
+ else
+ return wddev->ops->start(wddev); /* restart watchdog */
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * watchdog_start: wrapper to start the watchdog.
+ * @wddev: the watchdog device to start
+ *
+ * Start the watchdog if it is not active and mark it active.
+ * This function returns zero on success or a negative errno code for
+ * failure.
+ */
+
+static int watchdog_start(struct watchdog_device *wddev)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ if (!test_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &wdd->status)) {
+ err = wddev->ops->start(wddev);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+
+ set_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &wdd->status);
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * watchdog_stop: wrapper to stop the watchdog.
+ * @wddev: the watchdog device to stop
+ *
+ * Stop the watchdog if it is still active and unmark it active.
+ * This function returns zero on success or a negative errno code for
+ * failure.
+ */
+
+static int watchdog_stop(struct watchdog_device *wddev)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ if (test_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &wdd->status)) {
+ err = wddev->ops->stop(wddev);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+
+ clear_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &wdd->status);
+ }
+ return 0;
}
/*
@@ -110,6 +160,7 @@ static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
int __user *p = argp;
unsigned int val;
+ int err;
switch (cmd) {
case WDIOC_GETSUPPORT:
@@ -120,6 +171,20 @@ static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
return put_user(val, p);
case WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS:
return put_user(wdd->bootstatus, p);
+ case WDIOC_SETOPTIONS:
+ if (get_user(val, p))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ if (val & WDIOS_DISABLECARD) {
+ err = watchdog_stop(wdd);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+ }
+ if (val & WDIOS_ENABLECARD) {
+ err = watchdog_start(wdd);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+ }
+ return 0;
case WDIOC_KEEPALIVE:
if (!(wdd->info->options & WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -155,7 +220,7 @@ static int watchdog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
if (!try_module_get(wdd->ops->owner))
goto out;
- err = wdd->ops->start(wdd);
+ err = watchdog_start(wdd);
if (err < 0)
goto out_mod;
@@ -181,8 +246,8 @@ static int watchdog_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
int err;
- err = wdd->ops->stop(wdd);
- if (err != 0) {
+ err = watchdog_stop(wdd);
+ if (err < 0) {
pr_crit("%s: watchdog did not stop!\n", wdd->info->identity);
watchdog_ping(wdd);
}
diff --git a/include/linux/watchdog.h b/include/linux/watchdog.h
index 29ff80807dd4..db46fe89563e 100644
--- a/include/linux/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/linux/watchdog.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct watchdog_device {
void *driver_data;
unsigned long status;
/* Bit numbers for status flags */
+#define WDOG_ACTIVE 0 /* Is the watchdog running/active */
#define WDOG_DEV_OPEN 1 /* Opened via /dev/watchdog ? */
};