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Add min_timeout (minimum timeout) and max_timeout values so that the framework can check if the new timeout value is between the minimum and maximum timeout values. If both values are 0, then the framework will leave the check for the watchdog device driver itself. Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Acked-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
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The Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API.
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Last reviewed: 22-Jul-2011
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Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
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Introduction
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This document does not describe what a WatchDog Timer (WDT) Driver or Device is.
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It also does not describe the API which can be used by user space to communicate
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with a WatchDog Timer. If you want to know this then please read the following
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file: Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt .
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So what does this document describe? It describes the API that can be used by
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WatchDog Timer Drivers that want to use the WatchDog Timer Driver Core
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Framework. This framework provides all interfacing towards user space so that
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the same code does not have to be reproduced each time. This also means that
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a watchdog timer driver then only needs to provide the different routines
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(operations) that control the watchdog timer (WDT).
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The API
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Each watchdog timer driver that wants to use the WatchDog Timer Driver Core
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must #include <linux/watchdog.h> (you would have to do this anyway when
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writing a watchdog device driver). This include file contains following
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register/unregister routines:
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extern int watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *);
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extern void watchdog_unregister_device(struct watchdog_device *);
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The watchdog_register_device routine registers a watchdog timer device.
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The parameter of this routine is a pointer to a watchdog_device structure.
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This routine returns zero on success and a negative errno code for failure.
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The watchdog_unregister_device routine deregisters a registered watchdog timer
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device. The parameter of this routine is the pointer to the registered
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watchdog_device structure.
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The watchdog device structure looks like this:
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struct watchdog_device {
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const struct watchdog_info *info;
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const struct watchdog_ops *ops;
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unsigned int bootstatus;
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unsigned int timeout;
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unsigned int min_timeout;
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unsigned int max_timeout;
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void *driver_data;
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unsigned long status;
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};
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It contains following fields:
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* info: a pointer to a watchdog_info structure. This structure gives some
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additional information about the watchdog timer itself. (Like it's unique name)
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* ops: a pointer to the list of watchdog operations that the watchdog supports.
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* timeout: the watchdog timer's timeout value (in seconds).
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* min_timeout: the watchdog timer's minimum timeout value (in seconds).
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* max_timeout: the watchdog timer's maximum timeout value (in seconds).
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* bootstatus: status of the device after booting (reported with watchdog
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WDIOF_* status bits).
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* driver_data: a pointer to the drivers private data of a watchdog device.
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This data should only be accessed via the watchdog_set_drvadata and
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watchdog_get_drvdata routines.
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* status: this field contains a number of status bits that give extra
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information about the status of the device (Like: is the watchdog timer
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running/active, is the nowayout bit set, is the device opened via
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the /dev/watchdog interface or not, ...).
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The list of watchdog operations is defined as:
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struct watchdog_ops {
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struct module *owner;
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/* mandatory operations */
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int (*start)(struct watchdog_device *);
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int (*stop)(struct watchdog_device *);
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/* optional operations */
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int (*ping)(struct watchdog_device *);
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unsigned int (*status)(struct watchdog_device *);
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int (*set_timeout)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int);
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long (*ioctl)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
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};
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It is important that you first define the module owner of the watchdog timer
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driver's operations. This module owner will be used to lock the module when
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the watchdog is active. (This to avoid a system crash when you unload the
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module and /dev/watchdog is still open).
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Some operations are mandatory and some are optional. The mandatory operations
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are:
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* start: this is a pointer to the routine that starts the watchdog timer
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device.
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The routine needs a pointer to the watchdog timer device structure as a
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parameter. It returns zero on success or a negative errno code for failure.
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* stop: with this routine the watchdog timer device is being stopped.
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The routine needs a pointer to the watchdog timer device structure as a
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parameter. It returns zero on success or a negative errno code for failure.
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Some watchdog timer hardware can only be started and not be stopped. The
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driver supporting this hardware needs to make sure that a start and stop
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routine is being provided. This can be done by using a timer in the driver
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that regularly sends a keepalive ping to the watchdog timer hardware.
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Not all watchdog timer hardware supports the same functionality. That's why
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all other routines/operations are optional. They only need to be provided if
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they are supported. These optional routines/operations are:
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* ping: this is the routine that sends a keepalive ping to the watchdog timer
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hardware.
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The routine needs a pointer to the watchdog timer device structure as a
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parameter. It returns zero on success or a negative errno code for failure.
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Most hardware that does not support this as a separate function uses the
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start function to restart the watchdog timer hardware. And that's also what
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the watchdog timer driver core does: to send a keepalive ping to the watchdog
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timer hardware it will either use the ping operation (when available) or the
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start operation (when the ping operation is not available).
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(Note: the WDIOC_KEEPALIVE ioctl call will only be active when the
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WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING bit has been set in the option field on the watchdog's
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info structure).
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* status: this routine checks the status of the watchdog timer device. The
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status of the device is reported with watchdog WDIOF_* status flags/bits.
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* set_timeout: this routine checks and changes the timeout of the watchdog
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timer device. It returns 0 on success, -EINVAL for "parameter out of range"
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and -EIO for "could not write value to the watchdog". On success the timeout
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value of the watchdog_device will be changed to the value that was just used
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to re-program the watchdog timer device.
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(Note: the WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT needs to be set in the options field of the
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watchdog's info structure).
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* ioctl: if this routine is present then it will be called first before we do
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our own internal ioctl call handling. This routine should return -ENOIOCTLCMD
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if a command is not supported. The parameters that are passed to the ioctl
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call are: watchdog_device, cmd and arg.
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The status bits should (preferably) be set with the set_bit and clear_bit alike
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bit-operations. The status bits that are defined are:
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* WDOG_ACTIVE: this status bit indicates whether or not a watchdog timer device
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is active or not. When the watchdog is active after booting, then you should
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set this status bit (Note: when you register the watchdog timer device with
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this bit set, then opening /dev/watchdog will skip the start operation)
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* WDOG_DEV_OPEN: this status bit shows whether or not the watchdog device
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was opened via /dev/watchdog.
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(This bit should only be used by the WatchDog Timer Driver Core).
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* WDOG_ALLOW_RELEASE: this bit stores whether or not the magic close character
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has been sent (so that we can support the magic close feature).
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(This bit should only be used by the WatchDog Timer Driver Core).
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* WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT: this bit stores the nowayout setting for the watchdog.
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If this bit is set then the watchdog timer will not be able to stop.
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Note: The WatchDog Timer Driver Core supports the magic close feature and
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the nowayout feature. To use the magic close feature you must set the
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WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE bit in the options field of the watchdog's info structure.
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The nowayout feature will overrule the magic close feature.
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To get or set driver specific data the following two helper functions should be
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used:
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static inline void watchdog_set_drvdata(struct watchdog_device *wdd, void *data)
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static inline void *watchdog_get_drvdata(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
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The watchdog_set_drvdata function allows you to add driver specific data. The
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arguments of this function are the watchdog device where you want to add the
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driver specific data to and a pointer to the data itself.
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The watchdog_get_drvdata function allows you to retrieve driver specific data.
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The argument of this function is the watchdog device where you want to retrieve
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data from. The function retruns the pointer to the driver specific data.
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