Re: [PATCH v3] watchdog: Add driver for Gunyah Watchdog
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Tue Oct 28 2025 - 07:04:53 EST
On 28/10/2025 11:58, Hrishabh Rajput wrote:
>
> On 10/28/2025 3:10 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 28/10/2025 10:35, Hrishabh Rajput via B4 Relay wrote:
>>> +
>>> +static int __init gunyah_wdt_init(void)
>>> +{
>>> + struct arm_smccc_res res;
>>> + struct device_node *np;
>>> + int ret;
>>> +
>>> + /* Check if we're running on a Qualcomm device */
>>> + np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "qcom,smem");
>> I don't think you implemented my feedback. This again is executed on
>> every platform, e.g. on Samsung, pointlessly.
>>
>> Implement previous feedback.
>
> Do you want us to add platform device from another driver which is
> probed only on Qualcomm devices (like socinfo from previous discussion)
> and get rid of the module init function entirely? As keeping anything in
> the module init will get it executed on all platforms.
Instead of asking the same can you read previous discussion? What is
unclear here:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/3b901f9d-dbfa-4f93-a8d2-3e89bd9783c9@xxxxxxxxxx/
?
>
>
> With this patch version, we have tried to reduce the code execution on
> non-Qualcomm devices (also tried the alternative as mentioned in the
> cover letter). Adding platform device from another driver as described
> above would eliminate it entirely, please let us know if you want us to
> do that.
Why do I need to repeat the same as last time?
Best regards,
Krzysztof