> Why is lock_kernel necessary?
Well, it is there in 2.4.2 acquirewdt.c (which this driver is based on -
really only minimal changes, the hardware is only slightly different).
I can remove it if you tell me it's really not necessary.
> > + spin_lock_init(&advwdt_lock);
> > + misc_register(&advwdt_miscdev);
>
> check return code for error
Again, acquirewdt.c doesn't do it with the misc_register, request_region
and register_reboot_notifier calls. (Should it? Cc: Alan Cox)
Thanks,
Marek
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