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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/digicolor-wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/digicolor-wdt.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a882967e17d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/digicolor-wdt.txt @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Conexant Digicolor SoCs Watchdog timer + +The watchdog functionality in Conexant Digicolor SoCs relies on the so called +"Agent Communication" block. This block includes the eight programmable system +timer counters. The first timer (called "Timer A") is the only one that can be +used as watchdog. + +Required properties: + +- compatible : Should be "cnxt,cx92755-wdt" +- reg : Specifies base physical address and size of the registers +- clocks : phandle; specifies the clock that drives the timer + +Optional properties: + +- timeout-sec : Contains the watchdog timeout in seconds + +Example: + + watchdog@f0000fc0 { + compatible = "cnxt,cx92755-wdt"; + reg = <0xf0000fc0 0x8>; + clocks = <&main_clk>; + timeout-sec = <15>; + }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/omap-wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/omap-wdt.txt index c227970671ea..1fa20e453a2d 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/omap-wdt.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/omap-wdt.txt @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ TI Watchdog Timer (WDT) Controller for OMAP Required properties: -compatible: -- "ti,omap3-wdt" for OMAP3 -- "ti,omap4-wdt" for OMAP4 -- ti,hwmods: Name of the hwmod associated to the WDT +- compatible : "ti,omap3-wdt" for OMAP3 or "ti,omap4-wdt" for OMAP4 +- ti,hwmods : Name of the hwmod associated to the WDT + +Optional properties: +- timeout-sec : default watchdog timeout in seconds Examples: diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt index a0438f3957ca..d8b0d3367706 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt @@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ The watchdog_unregister_device routine deregisters a registered watchdog timer device. The parameter of this routine is the pointer to the registered watchdog_device structure. +The watchdog subsystem includes an registration deferral mechanism, +which allows you to register an watchdog as early as you wish during +the boot process. + The watchdog device structure looks like this: struct watchdog_device { @@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ struct watchdog_device { void *driver_data; struct mutex lock; unsigned long status; + struct list_head deferred; }; It contains following fields: @@ -80,6 +85,8 @@ It contains following fields: information about the status of the device (Like: is the watchdog timer running/active, is the nowayout bit set, is the device opened via the /dev/watchdog interface or not, ...). +* deferred: entry in wtd_deferred_reg_list which is used to + register early initialized watchdogs. The list of watchdog operations is defined as: diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt index 692791cc674c..9f9ec9f76039 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt @@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started ------------------------------------------------- omap_wdt: timer_margin: initial watchdog timeout (in seconds) +early_enable: Watchdog is started on module insertion (default=0 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) ------------------------------------------------- orion_wdt: heartbeat: Initial watchdog heartbeat in seconds |