Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: watchdog: Add command line option to show watchdog_info

From: Eugeniu Rosca
Date: Mon Sep 16 2019 - 09:58:11 EST


Hi Shuah,
CC George

On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 07:26:41AM -0600, shuah wrote:
[..]
> > case 'f':
> > /* Handled above */
> > break;
> > + case 'i':
> > + /*
> > + * watchdog_info was obtained as part of file open
> > + * validation. So we just show it here.
> > + */
> > + oneshot = 1;
> > + printf("watchdog_info:\n");
> > + printf(" identity:\t\t%s\n", info.identity);
> > + printf(" firmware_version:\t%u\n",
> > + info.firmware_version);
> > + printf(" options:\t\t%08x\n", info.options);
> > + break;
> > default:
> > usage(argv[0]);
> >
>
> I would like to see these combined. Please don't add another argument.
> Combine patch and 1&2.

With all my appreciation for your comment, why do you think it is better
to get rid of the new argument? I don't think it is user-friendly to
always report the watchdog_info to the user. Just look at outputs [1-2]
and imagine that the watchdog_info part would pop up unconditionally.
It looks too busy to me.

[1] watchdog-test -b -i
Last boot is caused by: Power-On-Reset.
watchdog_info:
identity: Renesas WDT Watchdog
firmware_version: 0
options: 000081a0

[2] watchdog-test -i --help
watchdog_info:
identity: Renesas WDT Watchdog
firmware_version: 0
options: 000081a0
Usage: ./watchdog-test [options]
-f, --file Open watchdog device file
Default is /dev/watchdog
-i, --info Show watchdog_info
-b, --bootstatus Get last boot status (Watchdog/POR)
-d, --disable Turn off the watchdog timer
-e, --enable Turn on the watchdog timer
-h, --help Print the help message
-p, --pingrate=P Set ping rate to P seconds (default 1)
-t, --timeout=T Set timeout to T seconds
-T, --gettimeout Get the timeout
-n, --pretimeout=T Set the pretimeout to T seconds
-N, --getpretimeout Get the pretimeout
-L, --gettimeleft Get the time left until timer expires

Parameters are parsed left-to-right in real-time.
Example: ./watchdog-test -d -t 10 -p 5 -e
Example: ./watchdog-test -t 12 -T -n 7 -N

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Best Regards,
Eugeniu.