Re: [PATCH] watchdog: imx7ulp_wdt: handle the nowayout option

From: Guenter Roeck

Date: Sun Nov 23 2025 - 15:34:13 EST


On 11/23/25 12:24, Oleksandr Suvorov wrote:
The module parameter `nowayout` indicates whether the watchdog should ever
be allowed to stop, but the driver currently ignores this option.

Pass the `nowayout` parameter to the watchdog core by setting the
WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT flag accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Suvorov <cryosay@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


---

drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
index 0f13a30533574..03479110453ce 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static int imx7ulp_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
watchdog_stop_on_reboot(wdog);
watchdog_stop_on_unregister(wdog);
watchdog_set_drvdata(wdog, imx7ulp_wdt);
+ watchdog_set_nowayout(wdog, nowayout);
imx7ulp_wdt->hw = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
ret = imx7ulp_wdt_init(imx7ulp_wdt, wdog->timeout * imx7ulp_wdt->hw->wdog_clock_rate);