[PATCH v1] watchdog: imx2_wdt: clear WDOG_HW_RUNNING before suspend

From: Robin Gong
Date: Mon May 10 2021 - 23:03:57 EST


Since watchdog_ping_work is not freezable so that it maybe scheduled before
imx2_wdt_resume where watchdog clock enabled, hence, kernel will hang in
imx2_wdt_ping without clock, and then watchdog reset happen. Prevent the
above case by clearing WDOG_HW_RUNNING before suspend, and restore it with
ping in imx2_wdt_resume.

Signed-off-by: Robin Gong <yibin.gong@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
index b84f80f..d3751e9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
@@ -357,6 +357,13 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx2_wdt_suspend(struct device *dev)
*/
__imx2_wdt_set_timeout(wdog, IMX2_WDT_MAX_TIME);
imx2_wdt_ping(wdog);
+
+ /*
+ * clear WDOG_HW_RUNNING to prevent watchdog_ping_work running
+ * before imx2_wdt_resume where clock enabled, otherwise kernel
+ * will hang and watchdog reset happen then.
+ */
+ clear_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdog->status);
}

clk_disable_unprepare(wdev->clk);
@@ -386,6 +393,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx2_wdt_resume(struct device *dev)
if (imx2_wdt_is_running(wdev)) {
imx2_wdt_set_timeout(wdog, wdog->timeout);
imx2_wdt_ping(wdog);
+ set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdog->status);
}

return 0;
--
2.7.4