Re: [WATCHDOG] v2.6.18-rc3 patches

[Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>]

Ar Maw, 2006-08-01 am 22:09 +0200, ysgrifennodd Wim Van Sebroeck:
> If there are problems with these patches, please let me know.
> If not I will sent them to Linus on sunday.

NAK


> +
> +static void wdt_enable(void)

Open, fork and write from both processes. This needs a semaphore
> +{
> +	if (wdt_clk)
> +		clk_set_rate(wdt_clk, 1);
> +
> +	/* stop counter, initiate counter reset */
> +	__raw_writel(RESET_COUNT, WDTIM_CTRL(wdt_base));
> +	/*wait for reset to complete. 100% guarantee event */
> +	while (__raw_readl(WDTIM_COUNTER(wdt_base)));

Should have cpu_relax() and really ought to have a timeout in case it
fails. In fact it needs one or a barrier as you are using __raw and that
may not reload if the compiler is overclever.


> +static void wdt_disable(void)
> +{

Ditto - open, fork write the close sequence in parallel on both ?

> +		wdt_disable();		/*disable for now */
> +		set_bit(WDT_DEVICE_INITED, &wdt_status);
> +	}

Races an open occuring when misc_register is done and before we hit
wdt_disable.