[PATCH v2 0/5] watchdog: improve comments & Documentation

From: Randy Dunlap

Date: Fri May 29 2026 - 17:21:48 EST


Add the missing devm_watchdog_register_device() to watchdog-kernel-api.rst.
Convert some struct and function comments to kernel-doc format.
Add some UAPI comments for quick reference.
Correct some grammar and bulleted list format.

v2: modify comments in patch 3/5 per sashiko review

[PATCH v2 1/5] watchdog: add devm_watchdog_register_device() to watchdog-kernel-api
[PATCH v2 2/5] watchdog: linux/watchdog.h: repair kernel-doc comments
[PATCH v2 3/5] watchdog: uapi: add comments for what bit masks apply to
[PATCH v2 4/5] watchdog: core: clean up some comments
[PATCH v2 5/5] watchdog: dev: convert to kernel-doc comments

Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.rst | 8 ++++
drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c | 12 +++---
drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c | 30 +++++++--------
include/linux/watchdog.h | 8 +++-
include/uapi/linux/watchdog.h | 2 +
5 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-watchdog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx