[PATCH 0/2] Fixes for the SAMA5D2/SAMA5D4 watchdog

[PATCH 0/2] Fixes for the SAMA5D2/SAMA5D4 watchdog

[Romain Izard]

A previous change of the sama5d4_wdt driver broke the device probing
with the device tree configuration described in existing DTS files,
when no value is set for the "timeout-sec" property.

Moreover, specifying any other value than 16 seconds for "timeout-sec"
leads to a watchdog reset immediately when opening the watchdog device.
Fix this by respecting hardware constraints added in recent versions of
the SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 datasheet.

Romain Izard (2):
  watchdog: sama5d4: fix timeout-sec usage
  watchdog: sama5d4: write the mode register in two steps

 drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH 1/2] watchdog: sama5d4: fix timeout-sec usage

[Romain Izard]

When using watchdog_init_timeout to update the default timeout value,
an error means that there is no "timeout-sec" in the relevant device
tree node.

This should not prevent binding of the driver to the device.

Fixes: 976932e40036 ("watchdog: sama5d4: make use of timeout-secs provided in devicetree")
Signed-off-by: Romain Izard <romain.izard.pro@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
index 255169916dbb..1e93c1b0e3cf 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
@@ -247,11 +247,7 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = watchdog_init_timeout(wdd, wdt_timeout, &pdev->dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to set timeout value\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
+	watchdog_init_timeout(wdd, wdt_timeout, &pdev->dev);
 
 	timeout = WDT_SEC2TICKS(wdd->timeout);
 
-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH 2/2] watchdog: sama5d4: write the mode register in two steps

[Romain Izard]

The specification for SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 chips, that use this IP for
their watchdog timer, has the following advice regarding the Mode Register:

"When setting the WDDIS bit, and while it is set, the fields WDV and WDD
must not be modified."

I have observed on a board based on a SAMA5D2 chip that using any other
timeout duration than the default 16s in the device tree will reset the
board when the watchdog device is opened; this is probably due to ignoring
the aforementioned constraint.

To fix this, read the content of the Mode Register before writing it,
and split the access into two parts if WDV or WDD need to be changed.

Signed-off-by: Romain Izard <romain.izard.pro@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
index 1e93c1b0e3cf..1e05268ad94b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 	__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
-#define wdt_enabled (!(wdt->mr & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
+#define wdt_enabled(reg) (!((reg) & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
+
+#define wdt_different_counters(reg_a, reg_b) \
+	(((reg_a) ^ (reg_b)) & (AT91_WDT_WDV | AT91_WDT_WDD))
 
 #define wdt_read(wdt, field) \
 	readl_relaxed((wdt)->reg_base + (field))
@@ -78,8 +81,11 @@ static void wdt_write_nosleep(struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt, u32 field, u32 val)
 static int sama5d4_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
 	struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	u32 reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
 
 	wdt->mr &= ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS;
+	if (!wdt_enabled(reg) && wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
+		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, reg & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
 	wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -88,8 +94,11 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 static int sama5d4_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
 	struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	u32 reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
 
 	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_WDDIS;
+	if (wdt_enabled(reg) && wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
+		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
 	wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 	 * If the watchdog is enabled, then the timeout can be updated. Else,
 	 * wait that the user enables it.
 	 */
-	if (wdt_enabled)
+	if (wdt_enabled(wdt->mr))
 		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
 
 	wdd->timeout = timeout;
@@ -186,13 +195,17 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_init(struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt)
 	 * If the watchdog is already running, we can safely update it.
 	 * Else, we have to disable it properly.
 	 */
-	if (wdt_enabled) {
+	reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
+	if (wdt_enabled(reg)) {
+		if (!wdt_enabled(wdt->mr))
+			wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR,
+					  wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
 		wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
-	} else {
-		reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
-		if (!(reg & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
+	} else if (wdt_enabled(wdt->mr)) {
+		if (wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
 			wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR,
-					  reg | AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
+					  reg & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
+		wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.17.1

Re: [PATCH 2/2] watchdog: sama5d4: write the mode register in two steps

[Alexandre Belloni]

On 14/09/2018 12:13:39+0200, Romain Izard wrote:
> The specification for SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 chips, that use this IP for
> their watchdog timer, has the following advice regarding the Mode Register:
> 
> "When setting the WDDIS bit, and while it is set, the fields WDV and WDD
> must not be modified."
> 
> I have observed on a board based on a SAMA5D2 chip that using any other
> timeout duration than the default 16s in the device tree will reset the
> board when the watchdog device is opened; this is probably due to ignoring
> the aforementioned constraint.
> 
> To fix this, read the content of the Mode Register before writing it,
> and split the access into two parts if WDV or WDD need to be changed.
> 

Hum, that is really weird because when I developed
015b528644a84b0018d3286ecd6ea5f82dce0180, I tested with a program doing:

	flags = WDIOS_DISABLECARD;
	ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);
	for (i = 16; i > 2; i--) {
		ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT, &i);
	}

	ioctl(fd, WDIOC_KEEPALIVE, &dummy);

	flags = WDIOS_ENABLECARD;
	ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);

	for (i = 16; i > 2; i--) {
		ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT, &i);
	}

This would immediately reproduce the reset when changing WDV/WDD with
WDDIS set.

I'll test again.

> Signed-off-by: Romain Izard <romain.izard.pro@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> index 1e93c1b0e3cf..1e05268ad94b 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> @@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
>  	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
>  	__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
>  
> -#define wdt_enabled (!(wdt->mr & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
> +#define wdt_enabled(reg) (!((reg) & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
> +
> +#define wdt_different_counters(reg_a, reg_b) \
> +	(((reg_a) ^ (reg_b)) & (AT91_WDT_WDV | AT91_WDT_WDD))
>  
>  #define wdt_read(wdt, field) \
>  	readl_relaxed((wdt)->reg_base + (field))
> @@ -78,8 +81,11 @@ static void wdt_write_nosleep(struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt, u32 field, u32 val)
>  static int sama5d4_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>  {
>  	struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
> +	u32 reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
>  
>  	wdt->mr &= ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS;
> +	if (!wdt_enabled(reg) && wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
> +		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, reg & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  	wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
>  
>  	return 0;
> @@ -88,8 +94,11 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>  static int sama5d4_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>  {
>  	struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
> +	u32 reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
>  
>  	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_WDDIS;
> +	if (wdt_enabled(reg) && wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
> +		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  	wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
>  
>  	return 0;
> @@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
>  	 * If the watchdog is enabled, then the timeout can be updated. Else,
>  	 * wait that the user enables it.
>  	 */
> -	if (wdt_enabled)
> +	if (wdt_enabled(wdt->mr))
>  		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  
>  	wdd->timeout = timeout;
> @@ -186,13 +195,17 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_init(struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt)
>  	 * If the watchdog is already running, we can safely update it.
>  	 * Else, we have to disable it properly.
>  	 */
> -	if (wdt_enabled) {
> +	reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
> +	if (wdt_enabled(reg)) {
> +		if (!wdt_enabled(wdt->mr))
> +			wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR,
> +					  wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  		wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
> -	} else {
> -		reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
> -		if (!(reg & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
> +	} else if (wdt_enabled(wdt->mr)) {
> +		if (wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
>  			wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR,
> -					  reg | AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
> +					  reg & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
> +		wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
>  	}
>  	return 0;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 

-- 
Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com

Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: sama5d4: fix timeout-sec usage

[Guenter Roeck]

On 09/14/2018 03:13 AM, Romain Izard wrote:
> When using watchdog_init_timeout to update the default timeout value,
> an error means that there is no "timeout-sec" in the relevant device
> tree node.
> 
> This should not prevent binding of the driver to the device.
> 
> Fixes: 976932e40036 ("watchdog: sama5d4: make use of timeout-secs provided in devicetree")
> Signed-off-by: Romain Izard <romain.izard.pro@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>

> ---
>   drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c | 6 +-----
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> index 255169916dbb..1e93c1b0e3cf 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> @@ -247,11 +247,7 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   		}
>   	}
>   
> -	ret = watchdog_init_timeout(wdd, wdt_timeout, &pdev->dev);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to set timeout value\n");
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> +	watchdog_init_timeout(wdd, wdt_timeout, &pdev->dev);
>   
>   	timeout = WDT_SEC2TICKS(wdd->timeout);
>   
> 

Re: [PATCH 2/2] watchdog: sama5d4: write the mode register in two steps

[Guenter Roeck]

On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:13:39PM +0200, Romain Izard wrote:
> The specification for SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 chips, that use this IP for
> their watchdog timer, has the following advice regarding the Mode Register:
> 
> "When setting the WDDIS bit, and while it is set, the fields WDV and WDD
> must not be modified."
> 
> I have observed on a board based on a SAMA5D2 chip that using any other
> timeout duration than the default 16s in the device tree will reset the
> board when the watchdog device is opened; this is probably due to ignoring
> the aforementioned constraint.
> 
> To fix this, read the content of the Mode Register before writing it,
> and split the access into two parts if WDV or WDD need to be changed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Romain Izard <romain.izard.pro@gmail.com>

That code now looks terribly complicated. Assuming it is indeed necessary,
would it be possible to update the affected register in its own function ?

Guenter

> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> index 1e93c1b0e3cf..1e05268ad94b 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> @@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
>  	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
>  	__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
>  
> -#define wdt_enabled (!(wdt->mr & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
> +#define wdt_enabled(reg) (!((reg) & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
> +
> +#define wdt_different_counters(reg_a, reg_b) \
> +	(((reg_a) ^ (reg_b)) & (AT91_WDT_WDV | AT91_WDT_WDD))
>  
>  #define wdt_read(wdt, field) \
>  	readl_relaxed((wdt)->reg_base + (field))
> @@ -78,8 +81,11 @@ static void wdt_write_nosleep(struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt, u32 field, u32 val)
>  static int sama5d4_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>  {
>  	struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
> +	u32 reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
>  
>  	wdt->mr &= ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS;
> +	if (!wdt_enabled(reg) && wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
> +		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, reg & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  	wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
>  
>  	return 0;
> @@ -88,8 +94,11 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>  static int sama5d4_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>  {
>  	struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
> +	u32 reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
>  
>  	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_WDDIS;
> +	if (wdt_enabled(reg) && wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
> +		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  	wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
>  
>  	return 0;
> @@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
>  	 * If the watchdog is enabled, then the timeout can be updated. Else,
>  	 * wait that the user enables it.
>  	 */
> -	if (wdt_enabled)
> +	if (wdt_enabled(wdt->mr))
>  		wdt_write(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  
>  	wdd->timeout = timeout;
> @@ -186,13 +195,17 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_init(struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt)
>  	 * If the watchdog is already running, we can safely update it.
>  	 * Else, we have to disable it properly.
>  	 */
> -	if (wdt_enabled) {
> +	reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
> +	if (wdt_enabled(reg)) {
> +		if (!wdt_enabled(wdt->mr))
> +			wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR,
> +					  wdt->mr & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
>  		wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
> -	} else {
> -		reg = wdt_read(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR);
> -		if (!(reg & AT91_WDT_WDDIS))
> +	} else if (wdt_enabled(wdt->mr)) {
> +		if (wdt_different_counters(reg, wdt->mr))
>  			wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR,
> -					  reg | AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
> +					  reg & ~AT91_WDT_WDDIS);
> +		wdt_write_nosleep(wdt, AT91_WDT_MR, wdt->mr);
>  	}
>  	return 0;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 

Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: sama5d4: fix timeout-sec usage

[Marcus Folkesson]

On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:13:38PM +0200, Romain Izard wrote:
> When using watchdog_init_timeout to update the default timeout value,
> an error means that there is no "timeout-sec" in the relevant device
> tree node.
> 
> This should not prevent binding of the driver to the device.
> 
> Fixes: 976932e40036 ("watchdog: sama5d4: make use of timeout-secs provided in devicetree")
> Signed-off-by: Romain Izard <romain.izard.pro@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com>

Re: [PATCH 2/2] watchdog: sama5d4: write the mode register in two steps

[Romain Izard]

2018-09-14 12:27 GMT+02:00 Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>:
> On 14/09/2018 12:13:39+0200, Romain Izard wrote:
>> The specification for SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 chips, that use this IP for
>> their watchdog timer, has the following advice regarding the Mode Register:
>>
>> "When setting the WDDIS bit, and while it is set, the fields WDV and WDD
>> must not be modified."
>>
>> I have observed on a board based on a SAMA5D2 chip that using any other
>> timeout duration than the default 16s in the device tree will reset the
>> board when the watchdog device is opened; this is probably due to ignoring
>> the aforementioned constraint.
>>
>> To fix this, read the content of the Mode Register before writing it,
>> and split the access into two parts if WDV or WDD need to be changed.
>>
>
> Hum, that is really weird because when I developed
> 015b528644a84b0018d3286ecd6ea5f82dce0180, I tested with a program doing:
>
>         flags = WDIOS_DISABLECARD;
>         ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);
>         for (i = 16; i > 2; i--) {
>                 ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT, &i);
>         }
>
>         ioctl(fd, WDIOC_KEEPALIVE, &dummy);
>
>         flags = WDIOS_ENABLECARD;
>         ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);
>
>         for (i = 16; i > 2; i--) {
>                 ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT, &i);
>         }
>
> This would immediately reproduce the reset when changing WDV/WDD with
> WDDIS set.
>
> I'll test again.
>

The issue is visible when setting a custom value for the timeout on startup.
In the past it was only possible to do so with a module parameter, and the
previous patch in the series makes it possible to do with the device tree.

When using the Linux4SAM 5.7 release, it is sufficient to set the timeout on
the command line to reproduce the issue:

In the bootloader:
# setenv bootargs $bootargs sama5d4_wdt.wdt_timeout=10

To trigger an immediate reset (with some code that should work):
# (echo 1; while sleep 3; do echo 1; done) > /dev/watchdog

Best regards,
-- 
Romain Izard

Re: [PATCH 2/2] watchdog: sama5d4: write the mode register in two steps

[Alexandre Belloni]

On 17/09/2018 15:58:45+0200, Romain Izard wrote:
> 2018-09-14 12:27 GMT+02:00 Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>:
> > On 14/09/2018 12:13:39+0200, Romain Izard wrote:
> >> The specification for SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 chips, that use this IP for
> >> their watchdog timer, has the following advice regarding the Mode Register:
> >>
> >> "When setting the WDDIS bit, and while it is set, the fields WDV and WDD
> >> must not be modified."
> >>
> >> I have observed on a board based on a SAMA5D2 chip that using any other
> >> timeout duration than the default 16s in the device tree will reset the
> >> board when the watchdog device is opened; this is probably due to ignoring
> >> the aforementioned constraint.
> >>
> >> To fix this, read the content of the Mode Register before writing it,
> >> and split the access into two parts if WDV or WDD need to be changed.
> >>
> >
> > Hum, that is really weird because when I developed
> > 015b528644a84b0018d3286ecd6ea5f82dce0180, I tested with a program doing:
> >
> >         flags = WDIOS_DISABLECARD;
> >         ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);
> >         for (i = 16; i > 2; i--) {
> >                 ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT, &i);
> >         }
> >
> >         ioctl(fd, WDIOC_KEEPALIVE, &dummy);
> >
> >         flags = WDIOS_ENABLECARD;
> >         ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);
> >
> >         for (i = 16; i > 2; i--) {
> >                 ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT, &i);
> >         }
> >
> > This would immediately reproduce the reset when changing WDV/WDD with
> > WDDIS set.
> >
> > I'll test again.
> >
> 
> The issue is visible when setting a custom value for the timeout on startup.
> In the past it was only possible to do so with a module parameter, and the
> previous patch in the series makes it possible to do with the device tree.
> 
> When using the Linux4SAM 5.7 release, it is sufficient to set the timeout on
> the command line to reproduce the issue:
> 
> In the bootloader:
> # setenv bootargs $bootargs sama5d4_wdt.wdt_timeout=10
> 
> To trigger an immediate reset (with some code that should work):
> # (echo 1; while sleep 3; do echo 1; done) > /dev/watchdog
> 

Ok, I've tested and seen the issue. I agree with Guenter that it is
probably worth having a function to update MR that takes the timeout
value and whether the watchdog needs to be enabled. It would probably
make caching mr unnecessary.

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Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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