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@@ -163,6 +163,25 @@ Here is a simple example for a watchdog device:
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+Handle the 'nowayout' feature
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+-----------------------------
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+A few drivers use nowayout statically, i.e. there is no module parameter for it
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+and only CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT determines if the feature is going to be
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+used. This needs to be converted by initializing the status variable of the
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+watchdog_device like this:
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+ .status = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT_INIT_STATUS,
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+Most drivers, however, also allow runtime configuration of nowayout, usually
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+by adding a module parameter. The conversion for this would be something like:
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+ watchdog_set_nowayout(&s3c2410_wdd, nowayout);
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+The module parameter itself needs to stay, everything else related to nowayout
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+can go, though. This will likely be some code in open(), close() or write().
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Register the watchdog device
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