Re: [PATCH] watchdog: add Nano 7240 driver

From: Alan Cox
Date: Wed Oct 24 2007 - 12:38:35 EST


On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:22:40 +0200
Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.

Not really an issue. "Mummy if I jump off a cliff it hurts"

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