Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] watchdog: stm32: update to devm_watchdog_register_device

[Guenter Roeck]

On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 04:08:44PM +0200, Ludovic Barre wrote:
> From: Ludovic Barre <ludovic.barre@xxxxxx>
> 
> This patch updates to devm_watchdog_register_device interface
> 
Not that easy. See below.

A more complete solution is at
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10894355

I have a total of three patches for this driver pending for
the next kernel release. Maybe it would make sense to (re-)
start this series from there after the next commit window
closes.

Guenter

> Signed-off-by: Ludovic Barre <ludovic.barre@xxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/stm32_iwdg.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stm32_iwdg.c b/drivers/watchdog/stm32_iwdg.c
> index e00e3b3..e191bd8 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/stm32_iwdg.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/stm32_iwdg.c
> @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int stm32_iwdg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
>  			 "unable to set timeout value, using default\n");
>  
> -	ret = watchdog_register_device(wdd);
> +	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(&pdev->dev, wdd);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register watchdog device\n");
>  		goto err;
> @@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ static int stm32_iwdg_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  {
>  	struct stm32_iwdg *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
>  
> -	watchdog_unregister_device(&wdt->wdd);
>  	clk_disable_unprepare(wdt->clk_lsi);
>  	clk_disable_unprepare(wdt->clk_pclk);

This disables the clock while the watchdog is still registered
and running. That is not a good idea.

>  
> -- 
> 2.7.4
>