[PATCH] watchdog: npcm: Propagate errors from clock enable
From: Triet Hoang
Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 05:34:36 EST
Check and propagate errors returned by clk_prepare_enable() when
starting or restarting the watchdog. Also propagate errors from
npcm_wdt_start() through npcm_wdt_set_timeout() and probe.
This prevents the driver from silently continuing when the watchdog
clock cannot be enabled.
Fixes: 975b7f0fe669 ("watchdog: Add Nuvoton NPCM watchdog driver")
Signed-off-by: Triet Hoang <triet.hoang.dev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c
index 51348969bf49..0976a580b9f2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c
@@ -149,8 +149,11 @@ static int npcm_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
{
struct npcm_wdt *wdt = to_npcm_wdt(wdd);
u32 val;
+ int err;
- clk_prepare_enable(wdt->clk);
+ err = clk_prepare_enable(wdt->clk);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
if (wdd->timeout < 2)
val = 0x800;
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ static int npcm_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
wdd->timeout = 2750;
if (watchdog_active(wdd))
- npcm_wdt_start(wdd);
+ return npcm_wdt_start(wdd);
return 0;
}
@@ -234,9 +237,12 @@ static int npcm_wdt_restart(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
unsigned long action, void *data)
{
struct npcm_wdt *wdt = to_npcm_wdt(wdd);
+ int err;
/* For reset, we start the WDT clock and leave it running. */
- clk_prepare_enable(wdt->clk);
+ err = clk_prepare_enable(wdt->clk);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
writel(NPCM_WTR | NPCM_WTRE | NPCM_WTE, wdt->reg);
udelay(1000);
@@ -428,13 +434,18 @@ static int npcm_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
watchdog_init_timeout(&wdt->wdd, 0, dev);
/* Ensure timeout is able to be represented by the hardware */
- npcm_wdt_set_timeout(&wdt->wdd, wdt->wdd.timeout);
+ ret = npcm_wdt_set_timeout(&wdt->wdd, wdt->wdd.timeout);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
npcm_get_reset_status(wdt, dev, data, start);
if (npcm_is_running(&wdt->wdd)) {
/* Restart with the default or device-tree specified timeout */
- npcm_wdt_start(&wdt->wdd);
+ ret = npcm_wdt_start(&wdt->wdd);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdt->wdd.status);
}
--
2.53.0