Re: [PATCH 5/5] watchdog: Remove the MTX-1 watchdog driver
From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Mon Oct 19 2026 - 21:02:08 EST
On 10/16/26 15:16, Florian Fainelli wrote:
MTX-1 now uses the generic GPIO watchdog driver with board properties
describing its GPIO and heartbeat constraints. Remove the unused custom
driver and its Kconfig and Makefile entries.
The watchdog core now supplies the character device, keepalive scheduling,
timeout handling and close semantics previously implemented by this driver.
Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
For my reference:
Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/watchdog/Kconfig | 7 -
drivers/watchdog/Makefile | 1 -
drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c | 245 -----------------------------------
3 files changed, 253 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index f50709c635e5..c884f86be4e3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -1865,13 +1865,6 @@ config JZ4740_WDT
help
Hardware driver for the built-in watchdog timer on Ingenic jz4740 SoCs.
-config WDT_MTX1
- tristate "MTX-1 Hardware Watchdog"
- depends on MIPS_MTX1 || (MIPS && COMPILE_TEST)
- help
- Hardware driver for the MTX-1 boards. This is a watchdog timer that
- will reboot the machine after a 100 seconds timer expired.
-
config SIBYTE_WDOG
tristate "Sibyte SoC hardware watchdog"
depends on CPU_SB1
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
index 9ac406677aba..19cb25f51624 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_BCM47XX_WDT) += bcm47xx_wdt.o
obj-$(CONFIG_RC32434_WDT) += rc32434_wdt.o
obj-$(CONFIG_INDYDOG) += indydog.o
obj-$(CONFIG_JZ4740_WDT) += jz4740_wdt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_MTX1) += mtx-1_wdt.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SIBYTE_WDOG) += sb_wdog.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TXX9_WDT) += txx9wdt.o
obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEON_WDT) += octeon-wdt.o
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f75426cfa425..000000000000
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,245 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
-/*
- * Driver for the MTX-1 Watchdog.
- *
- * (C) Copyright 2005 4G Systems <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
- * All Rights Reserved.
- * http://www.4g-systems.biz
- *
- * (C) Copyright 2007 OpenWrt.org, Florian Fainelli <florian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- * (c) Copyright 2005 4G Systems <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- *
- * Release 0.01.
- * Author: Michael Stickel michael.stickel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- *
- * Release 0.02.
- * Author: Florian Fainelli florian@xxxxxxxxxxx
- * use the Linux watchdog/timer APIs
- *
- * The Watchdog is configured to reset the MTX-1
- * if it is not triggered for 100 seconds.
- * It should not be triggered more often than 1.6 seconds.
- *
- * A timer triggers the watchdog every 5 seconds, until
- * it is opened for the first time. After the first open
- * it MUST be triggered every 2..95 seconds.
- */
-
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/ioport.h>
-#include <linux/timer.h>
-#include <linux/completion.h>
-#include <linux/jiffies.h>
-#include <linux/watchdog.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
-
-#define MTX1_WDT_INTERVAL (5 * HZ)
-
-static int ticks = 100 * HZ;
-
-static struct {
- struct completion stop;
- spinlock_t lock;
- int running;
- struct timer_list timer;
- int queue;
- int default_ticks;
- unsigned long inuse;
- struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
- unsigned int gstate;
-} mtx1_wdt_device;
-
-static void mtx1_wdt_trigger(struct timer_list *unused)
-{
- spin_lock(&mtx1_wdt_device.lock);
- if (mtx1_wdt_device.running)
- ticks--;
-
- /* toggle wdt gpio */
- mtx1_wdt_device.gstate = !mtx1_wdt_device.gstate;
- gpiod_set_value(mtx1_wdt_device.gpiod, mtx1_wdt_device.gstate);
-
- if (mtx1_wdt_device.queue && ticks)
- mod_timer(&mtx1_wdt_device.timer, jiffies + MTX1_WDT_INTERVAL);
- else
- complete(&mtx1_wdt_device.stop);
- spin_unlock(&mtx1_wdt_device.lock);
-}
-
-static void mtx1_wdt_reset(void)
-{
- ticks = mtx1_wdt_device.default_ticks;
-}
-
-
-static void mtx1_wdt_start(void)
-{
- unsigned long flags;
-
- spin_lock_irqsave(&mtx1_wdt_device.lock, flags);
- if (!mtx1_wdt_device.queue) {
- mtx1_wdt_device.queue = 1;
- mtx1_wdt_device.gstate = 1;
- gpiod_set_value(mtx1_wdt_device.gpiod, 1);
- mod_timer(&mtx1_wdt_device.timer, jiffies + MTX1_WDT_INTERVAL);
- }
- mtx1_wdt_device.running++;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mtx1_wdt_device.lock, flags);
-}
-
-static int mtx1_wdt_stop(void)
-{
- unsigned long flags;
-
- spin_lock_irqsave(&mtx1_wdt_device.lock, flags);
- if (mtx1_wdt_device.queue) {
- mtx1_wdt_device.queue = 0;
- mtx1_wdt_device.gstate = 0;
- gpiod_set_value(mtx1_wdt_device.gpiod, 0);
- }
- ticks = mtx1_wdt_device.default_ticks;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mtx1_wdt_device.lock, flags);
- return 0;
-}
-
-/* Filesystem functions */
-
-static int mtx1_wdt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
- if (test_and_set_bit(0, &mtx1_wdt_device.inuse))
- return -EBUSY;
- return stream_open(inode, file);
-}
-
-
-static int mtx1_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
- clear_bit(0, &mtx1_wdt_device.inuse);
- return 0;
-}
-
-static long mtx1_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
- unsigned long arg)
-{
- void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
- int __user *p = (int __user *)argp;
- unsigned int value;
- static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
- .options = WDIOF_CARDRESET,
- .identity = "MTX-1 WDT",
- };
-
- switch (cmd) {
- case WDIOC_GETSUPPORT:
- if (copy_to_user(argp, &ident, sizeof(ident)))
- return -EFAULT;
- break;
- case WDIOC_GETSTATUS:
- case WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS:
- put_user(0, p);
- break;
- case WDIOC_SETOPTIONS:
- if (get_user(value, p))
- return -EFAULT;
- if (value & WDIOS_ENABLECARD)
- mtx1_wdt_start();
- else if (value & WDIOS_DISABLECARD)
- mtx1_wdt_stop();
- else
- return -EINVAL;
- return 0;
- case WDIOC_KEEPALIVE:
- mtx1_wdt_reset();
- break;
- default:
- return -ENOTTY;
- }
- return 0;
-}
-
-
-static ssize_t mtx1_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
- size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
- if (!count)
- return -EIO;
- mtx1_wdt_reset();
- return count;
-}
-
-static const struct file_operations mtx1_wdt_fops = {
- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
- .unlocked_ioctl = mtx1_wdt_ioctl,
- .compat_ioctl = compat_ptr_ioctl,
- .open = mtx1_wdt_open,
- .write = mtx1_wdt_write,
- .release = mtx1_wdt_release,
-};
-
-
-static struct miscdevice mtx1_wdt_misc = {
- .minor = WATCHDOG_MINOR,
- .name = "watchdog",
- .fops = &mtx1_wdt_fops,
-};
-
-
-static int mtx1_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
- int ret;
-
- mtx1_wdt_device.gpiod = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev,
- NULL, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
- if (IS_ERR(mtx1_wdt_device.gpiod)) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request gpio");
- return PTR_ERR(mtx1_wdt_device.gpiod);
- }
-
- spin_lock_init(&mtx1_wdt_device.lock);
- init_completion(&mtx1_wdt_device.stop);
- mtx1_wdt_device.queue = 0;
- clear_bit(0, &mtx1_wdt_device.inuse);
- timer_setup(&mtx1_wdt_device.timer, mtx1_wdt_trigger, 0);
- mtx1_wdt_device.default_ticks = ticks;
-
- ret = misc_register(&mtx1_wdt_misc);
- if (ret < 0) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register\n");
- return ret;
- }
- mtx1_wdt_start();
- dev_info(&pdev->dev, "MTX-1 Watchdog driver\n");
- return 0;
-}
-
-static void mtx1_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
- /* FIXME: do we need to lock this test ? */
- if (mtx1_wdt_device.queue) {
- mtx1_wdt_device.queue = 0;
- wait_for_completion(&mtx1_wdt_device.stop);
- }
-
- misc_deregister(&mtx1_wdt_misc);
-}
-
-static struct platform_driver mtx1_wdt_driver = {
- .probe = mtx1_wdt_probe,
- .remove = mtx1_wdt_remove,
- .driver.name = "mtx1-wdt",
-};
-
-module_platform_driver(mtx1_wdt_driver);
-
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Stickel, Florian Fainelli");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the MTX-1 watchdog");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS("platform:mtx1-wdt");