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| From | Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | Re: Stopping watchdog in watchdog driver remove functions |
| Date | 2017-01-01 16:30 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sUQf7-22N-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <sUxPb-7ab-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <sUMlc-85I-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> wrote: >> Given that, does it even make sense to stop the watchdog in the remove >> function ? >> Should it even be permitted ? > > From an API point of view: if WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE is being used then the watchdog > _SHOULD_ continue to run when the watchdog was not properly closed (which > normally also results in a reboot of the system). Btw, some systems may require watchdog to be run in order to perform reboot. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
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Stopping watchdog in watchdog driver remove functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-12-31 20:50 +0100
Re: Stopping watchdog in watchdog driver remove functions Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> - 2017-01-01 12:20 +0100
Re: Stopping watchdog in watchdog driver remove functions Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com> - 2017-01-01 16:30 +0100
Re: Stopping watchdog in watchdog driver remove functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-01-01 18:00 +0100
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