Re: Stopping watchdog in watchdog driver remove functions

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Given that, does it even make sense to stop the watchdog in the remove
>> function ?
>> Should it even be permitted ?
>
> From an API point of view: if WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE is being used then the watchdog
> _SHOULD_ continue to run when the watchdog was not properly closed (which
> normally also results in a reboot of the system).

Btw, some systems may require watchdog to be run in order to perform reboot.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko