[PATCH 2/5] docs: watchdog: pcwd: fix typo and driver info.

From: Randy Dunlap

Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 20:04:57 EST


Correct a typo and some technical info for the pcwd driver.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-watchdog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.rst | 19 +++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

--- linux-next-20260226.orig/Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.rst
+++ linux-next-20260226/Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Documentation and Driver by Ken Hollis <
to run the program with an "&" to run it in the background!)

If you want to write a program to be compatible with the PC Watchdog
- driver, simply use of modify the watchdog test program:
+ driver, simply use or modify the watchdog test program:
tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c


@@ -37,16 +37,23 @@ Documentation and Driver by Ken Hollis <

WDIOC_GETSUPPORT
This returns the support of the card itself. This
- returns in structure "PCWDS" which returns:
+ returns in structure watchdog_info:
+
+ identity = "PCWD"
+
+ options = list of supported options::
+ WDIOF_OVERHEAT
+ WDIOF_CARDRESET
+ WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING
+ WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT
+ WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE

- options = WDIOS_TEMPPANIC
- (This card supports temperature)
firmware_version = xxxx
(Firmware version of the card)

WDIOC_GETSTATUS
This returns the status of the card, with the bits of
- WDIOF_* bitwise-anded into the value. (The comments
+ WDIOF_* bitwise-ored into the value. (The comments
are in include/uapi/linux/watchdog.h)

WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ Documentation and Driver by Ken Hollis <

WDIOC_GETTEMP
This returns the temperature of the card. (You can also
- read /dev/watchdog, which gives a temperature update
+ read /dev/temperature, which gives a temperature update
every second.)

WDIOC_SETOPTIONS