Re: [PATCH] watchdog: octeon-wdt: Add a panic_on_timeout parameter

From: Carl Smith

Date: Sun Oct 25 2026 - 14:55:35 EST


> Should the new panic_on_timeout parameter in drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c
> also be documented in Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt (and
> Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst)?

kernel-parameters.txt does not list per-driver watchdog parameters; none
of the watchdog drivers have entries there, including softdog's
soft_panic.

watchdog-parameters.rst has no section for octeon-wdt at all, so its
existing heartbeat, nowayout and disable parameters are not documented
either. I can add an octeon_wdt section there covering all four
parameters, either in a v2 of this patch or as a separate patch,
whichever you prefer.

Carl