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Re: [PATCH 4/4] watchdog: sama5d4: Add comment explaining what happens on resume

From Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 4/4] watchdog: sama5d4: Add comment explaining what happens on resume
Date 2017-03-04 16:10 +0100
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On 03/02/2017 09:31 AM, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> Because suspending to RAM may lose the register values, they are restored
> on resume. This is currently done unconditionally because there is
> currently no way to know (from the driver) whether they have really been
> lost or are still valid. Writing MR also pings the watchdog and this may
> not be what is expected so add a comment explaining why it happens.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com>

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>

> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> index d710014f3b7d..0ae947c3d7bc 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
> @@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_resume(struct device *dev)
>  {
>  	struct sama5d4_wdt *wdt = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
>
> +	/*
> +	 * FIXME: writing MR also pings the watchdog which may not be desired.
> +	 * This should only be done when the registers are lost on suspend but
> +	 * there is no way to get this information right now.
> +	 */
>  	sama5d4_wdt_init(wdt);
>
>  	return 0;
>

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[PATCH 0/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix issues Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-02 19:00 +0100
  [PATCH 3/4] watchodg: sama5d4: simplify probe Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-02 19:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 3/4] watchodg: sama5d4: simplify probe Alexander Dahl <post@lespocky.de> - 2017-03-02 20:40 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 3/4] watchodg: sama5d4: simplify probe Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-03 12:20 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 3/4] watchodg: sama5d4: simplify probe Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-03 12:30 +0100
        Re: [PATCH 3/4] watchodg: sama5d4: simplify probe Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-03 16:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 3/4] watchodg: sama5d4: simplify probe Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-04 16:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 2/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix race condition Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-02 19:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 2/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix race condition Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-02 20:10 +0100
  [PATCH 1/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix WDDIS handling Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-03 09:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 1/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix WDDIS handling Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-04 17:10 +0100
    RE: [PATCH 1/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix WDDIS handling <Wenyou.Yang@microchip.com> - 2017-03-07 03:20 +0100
  [PATCH 4/4] watchdog: sama5d4: Add comment explaining what happens on resume Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-03 09:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 4/4] watchdog: sama5d4: Add comment explaining what  happens on resume Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-04 16:10 +0100
  [PATCH 2/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix race condition Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> - 2017-03-03 09:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 2/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix race condition Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-04 16:10 +0100
    RE: [PATCH 2/4] watchdog: sama5d4: fix race condition <Wenyou.Yang@microchip.com> - 2017-03-07 03:10 +0100

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