* [PATCH v2] watchdog: add new parameter to start the watchdog on module insertion
@ 2021-04-13 10:20 Flavio Suligoi
2021-09-04 15:27 ` Guenter Roeck
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Flavio Suligoi @ 2021-04-13 10:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Wim Van Sebroeck, Guenter Roeck
Cc: Mika Westerberg, linux-watchdog, linux-kernel, Flavio Suligoi
The new parameter "start_enabled" starts the watchdog at the same time
of the module insertion.
This feature is very useful in embedded systems, to avoid cases where
the system hangs before reaching userspace.
This feature can be enabled in the kernel config, so it can be also
used when the watchdog driver is build as "built-in".
This parameter involves the "core" section of the watchdog driver;
in this way it is common for all the watchdog hardware implementations.
Signed-off-by: Flavio Suligoi <f.suligoi@asem.it>
---
v2: - check WDOG_HW_RUNNING before starting watchdog;
- remove useless comments in commit text, watchdog-parameters.rst and
Kconfig;
v1: - first version;
Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst | 3 +++
drivers/watchdog/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++
drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c | 12 ++++++++++++
3 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
index 223c99361a30..7780d0c1fb4a 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ watchdog core:
timeout. Setting this to a non-zero value can be useful to ensure that
either userspace comes up properly, or the board gets reset and allows
fallback logic in the bootloader to try something else.
+ start_enabled:
+ Watchdog is started on module insertion. This option can be also
+ selected by kernel config (default=kernel config parameter).
-------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 0470dc15c085..1c480f4c7f94 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ config WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
get killed. If you say Y here, the watchdog cannot be stopped once
it has been started.
+config WATCHDOG_START_ENABLED
+ bool "Start watchdog on module insertion"
+ help
+ Say Y if you want to start the watchdog at the same time when the
+ driver is loaded.
+ This feature is very useful in embedded systems, to avoid cases where
+ the system could hang before reaching userspace.
+ This parameter applies to all watchdog drivers.
+
config WATCHDOG_HANDLE_BOOT_ENABLED
bool "Update boot-enabled watchdog until userspace takes over"
default y
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
index 5df0a22e2cb4..8a1e2e9331ee 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ static int stop_on_reboot = -1;
module_param(stop_on_reboot, int, 0444);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(stop_on_reboot, "Stop watchdogs on reboot (0=keep watching, 1=stop)");
+static bool start_enabled = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_START_ENABLED);
+module_param(start_enabled, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(start_enabled, "Start watchdog on module insertion (default="
+ __MODULE_STRING(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_START_ENABLED)) ")");
+
/*
* Deferred Registration infrastructure.
*
@@ -224,6 +229,13 @@ static int __watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
* corrupted in a later stage then we expect a kernel panic!
*/
+ /* If required, start the watchdog immediately */
+ if (start_enabled && !watchdog_hw_running(wdd)) {
+ set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdd->status);
+ wdd->ops->start(wdd);
+ pr_info("Watchdog enabled\n");
+ }
+
/* Use alias for watchdog id if possible */
if (wdd->parent) {
ret = of_alias_get_id(wdd->parent->of_node, "watchdog");
--
2.25.1
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* Re: [PATCH v2] watchdog: add new parameter to start the watchdog on module insertion
2021-04-13 10:20 [PATCH v2] watchdog: add new parameter to start the watchdog on module insertion Flavio Suligoi
@ 2021-09-04 15:27 ` Guenter Roeck
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Guenter Roeck @ 2021-09-04 15:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Flavio Suligoi
Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck, Mika Westerberg, linux-watchdog, linux-kernel
On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 12:20:30PM +0200, Flavio Suligoi wrote:
> The new parameter "start_enabled" starts the watchdog at the same time
> of the module insertion.
> This feature is very useful in embedded systems, to avoid cases where
> the system hangs before reaching userspace.
>
> This feature can be enabled in the kernel config, so it can be also
> used when the watchdog driver is build as "built-in".
>
> This parameter involves the "core" section of the watchdog driver;
> in this way it is common for all the watchdog hardware implementations.
>
> Signed-off-by: Flavio Suligoi <f.suligoi@asem.it>
> ---
>
> v2: - check WDOG_HW_RUNNING before starting watchdog;
> - remove useless comments in commit text, watchdog-parameters.rst and
> Kconfig;
> v1: - first version;
>
> Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst | 3 +++
> drivers/watchdog/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++
> drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
> index 223c99361a30..7780d0c1fb4a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
> @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ watchdog core:
> timeout. Setting this to a non-zero value can be useful to ensure that
> either userspace comes up properly, or the board gets reset and allows
> fallback logic in the bootloader to try something else.
> + start_enabled:
> + Watchdog is started on module insertion. This option can be also
> + selected by kernel config (default=kernel config parameter).
>
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> index 0470dc15c085..1c480f4c7f94 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
> @@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ config WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
> get killed. If you say Y here, the watchdog cannot be stopped once
> it has been started.
>
> +config WATCHDOG_START_ENABLED
> + bool "Start watchdog on module insertion"
> + help
> + Say Y if you want to start the watchdog at the same time when the
> + driver is loaded.
> + This feature is very useful in embedded systems, to avoid cases where
> + the system could hang before reaching userspace.
> + This parameter applies to all watchdog drivers.
> +
> config WATCHDOG_HANDLE_BOOT_ENABLED
> bool "Update boot-enabled watchdog until userspace takes over"
> default y
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
> index 5df0a22e2cb4..8a1e2e9331ee 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
> @@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ static int stop_on_reboot = -1;
> module_param(stop_on_reboot, int, 0444);
> MODULE_PARM_DESC(stop_on_reboot, "Stop watchdogs on reboot (0=keep watching, 1=stop)");
>
> +static bool start_enabled = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_START_ENABLED);
> +module_param(start_enabled, bool, 0444);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(start_enabled, "Start watchdog on module insertion (default="
> + __MODULE_STRING(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_START_ENABLED)) ")");
> +
> /*
> * Deferred Registration infrastructure.
> *
> @@ -224,6 +229,13 @@ static int __watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
> * corrupted in a later stage then we expect a kernel panic!
> */
>
> + /* If required, start the watchdog immediately */
> + if (start_enabled && !watchdog_hw_running(wdd)) {
> + set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdd->status);
> + wdd->ops->start(wdd);
The start function returns an error, which needs to be checked.
Guenter
> + pr_info("Watchdog enabled\n");
> + }
> +
> /* Use alias for watchdog id if possible */
> if (wdd->parent) {
> ret = of_alias_get_id(wdd->parent->of_node, "watchdog");
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