Re: [PATCH] Add support for always enabled watchdog timers

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Sat Aug 23 2014 - 13:16:15 EST


On 08/16/2014 05:45 PM, Evgeny Boger wrote:
From: Evgeny Boger <boger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Add option to use with watchdog timers which are always enabled
in hardware, i.e. there is no way to enable/disable it via GPIO pin.
The driver will start pinging WDT immediately upon loading
and will continue to do so even after stopping the watchdog.

The headline needs a reference to the affected driver.

Also, please copy the dt mailing list and maintainers.

Signed-off-by: Evgeny Boger <boger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../devicetree/bindings/watchdog/gpio-wdt.txt | 14 ++++++-
drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++-----
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/gpio-wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/gpio-wdt.txt
index 37afec1..1f8ca46 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/gpio-wdt.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/gpio-wdt.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ Required Properties:
the opposite level disables the WDT. Active level is determined
by the GPIO flags.
- hw_margin_ms: Maximum time to reset watchdog circuit (milliseconds).
+- always-enabled: Use with wathdog timer which is always enabled

s/wathdog/watchdog/

+ in hardware, i.e. there is no way to enable/disable it via GPIO pin.
+ Driver will start pinging WDT immediately upon loading.

-Example:
+Examples:
watchdog: watchdog {
/* ADM706 */
compatible = "linux,wdt-gpio";
@@ -21,3 +24,12 @@ Example:
hw_algo = "toggle";
hw_margin_ms = <1600>;
};
+
+ watchdog: watchdog {
+ /* TPS3813 */
+ compatible = "linux,wdt-gpio";
+ gpios = <&gpio3 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+ hw_algo = "toggle";
+ hw_margin_ms = <10000>;
+ always-enabled;
+ };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
index 220a9e0..29f9bff 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ struct gpio_wdt_priv {
struct notifier_block notifier;
struct timer_list timer;
struct watchdog_device wdd;
+ bool always_enabled;
+ bool started;

Please keep indentation aligned with existing code.

};

static void gpio_wdt_disable(struct gpio_wdt_priv *priv)
@@ -48,10 +50,8 @@ static void gpio_wdt_disable(struct gpio_wdt_priv *priv)
gpio_direction_input(priv->gpio);
}

-static int gpio_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+static int gpio_wdt_start_timer(struct gpio_wdt_priv *priv)

Unfortunate function name. gpio_wdt_enable would be more appropriate,
or maybe __gpio_wdt_start.

{
- struct gpio_wdt_priv *priv = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
-
priv->state = priv->active_low;
gpio_direction_output(priv->gpio, priv->state);
priv->last_jiffies = jiffies;
@@ -60,12 +60,28 @@ static int gpio_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
return 0;
}

-static int gpio_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+static int gpio_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
{
struct gpio_wdt_priv *priv = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+ priv->started = true;
+ if (priv->always_enabled) {
+ /* harware ping timer is already enabled */

s/harware/hardware/

+ priv->last_jiffies = jiffies;
+ } else {
+ gpio_wdt_start_timer(priv);
+ }

- mod_timer(&priv->timer, 0);
- gpio_wdt_disable(priv);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int gpio_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+{
+ struct gpio_wdt_priv *priv = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+ priv->started = false;
+ if (!priv->always_enabled) {
+ mod_timer(&priv->timer, 0);
+ gpio_wdt_disable(priv);
+ }

return 0;
}
@@ -91,10 +107,12 @@ static void gpio_wdt_hwping(unsigned long data)
struct watchdog_device *wdd = (struct watchdog_device *)data;
struct gpio_wdt_priv *priv = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);

- if (time_after(jiffies, priv->last_jiffies +
- msecs_to_jiffies(wdd->timeout * 1000))) {
- dev_crit(wdd->dev, "Timer expired. System will reboot soon!\n");
- return;
+ if (priv->started) {
+ if (time_after(jiffies, priv->last_jiffies +
+ msecs_to_jiffies(wdd->timeout * 1000))) {
+ dev_crit(wdd->dev, "Timer expired. System will reboot soon!\n");
+ return;
+ }

No need to add another if and indentation level. Just make it

if (priv->started &&
time_after(jiffies, priv->last_jiffies +
...


}

/* Restart timer */
@@ -197,6 +215,9 @@ static int gpio_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
/* Use safe value (1/2 of real timeout) */
priv->hw_margin = msecs_to_jiffies(hw_margin / 2);

+ priv->always_enabled = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
+ "always-enabled");
+
watchdog_set_drvdata(&priv->wdd, priv);

priv->wdd.info = &gpio_wdt_ident;
@@ -207,6 +228,7 @@ static int gpio_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (watchdog_init_timeout(&priv->wdd, 0, &pdev->dev) < 0)
priv->wdd.timeout = SOFT_TIMEOUT_DEF;

+ priv->started = false;
setup_timer(&priv->timer, gpio_wdt_hwping, (unsigned long)&priv->wdd);

ret = watchdog_register_device(&priv->wdd);
@@ -218,6 +240,9 @@ static int gpio_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (ret)
watchdog_unregister_device(&priv->wdd);

+ if (priv->always_enabled)
+ gpio_wdt_start_timer(priv);
+

This will cause a problem if register_reboot_notifier failed. You'll have
to implement proper error handling for this case, something like the following.

...
priv->notifier.notifier_call = gpio_wdt_notify_sys;
ret = register_reboot_notifier(&priv->notifier);
if (ret)
goto unregister;

if (priv->always_enabled)
gpio_wdt_enable(priv);

return 0;

unregister:
watchdog_unregister_device(&priv->wdd);
return ret;
}

Guenter

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