Re: [PATCH] watchdog: add Nano 7240 driver

From: Wim Van Sebroeck
Date: Wed Oct 24 2007 - 11:16:40 EST


Hi Andrew,

> > + case WDIOC_SETOPTIONS:{
> > + int retval = -EINVAL;
> > +
> > + if (arg & WDIOS_DISABLECARD) {
> > + wdt_disable();
> > + retval = 0;
> > + }
> > +
> > + if (arg & WDIOS_ENABLECARD) {
> > + wdt_enable();
> > + retval = 0;
> > + }
> > +
> > + return retval;
>
> hrm. So if userspace does ioctl(..., WDIOS_DISABLECARD|WDIOS_ENABLECARD,
> that happens to be equivalent to WDIOS_ENABLECARD?
>
> Do all watchdog drivers do it exactly the same way, or are we offering
> inconsistent interfaces between different drivers?

I fear that all watchdog drivers do it more or less like this.

I'll have a look at it later on.

Greetings,
Wim.

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