Re: R: [PATCH v1] watchdog: wdat: add param. to start wdog on module insertion

[Guenter Roeck]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:28:18AM +0000, Flavio Suligoi wrote:
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> > Having said that, I'd prefer to have a module parameter in the watchdog
> > core. We already have a number of similar module parameters in various
> > drivers, all named differently, and I'd rather not have more.
> 
> Ok, I'll study how to introduce a this new parameter in the wdog core,
> so that it can be available for all watchdog drivers.
> Then we'll have to think what to do with the existent similar parameters.
> I think we have to keep them for compatibility reasons.
> 

Correct.

Thanks,
Guenter