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diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt index 917eeeabfa5e..7f31125c123e 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt @@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ It contains following fields: * max_timeout: the watchdog timer's maximum timeout value (in seconds), as seen from userspace. If set, the maximum configurable value for 'timeout'. Not used if max_hw_heartbeat_ms is non-zero. -* min_hw_heartbeat_ms: Minimum time between heartbeats sent to the chip, - in milli-seconds. +* min_hw_heartbeat_ms: Hardware limit for minimum time between heartbeats, + in milli-seconds. This value is normally 0; it should only be provided + if the hardware can not tolerate lower intervals between heartbeats. * max_hw_heartbeat_ms: Maximum hardware heartbeat, in milli-seconds. If set, the infrastructure will send heartbeats to the watchdog driver if 'timeout' is larger than max_hw_heartbeat_ms, unless WDOG_ACTIVE @@ -166,6 +167,10 @@ they are supported. These optional routines/operations are: info structure). * status: this routine checks the status of the watchdog timer device. The status of the device is reported with watchdog WDIOF_* status flags/bits. + WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE and WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING are reported by the watchdog core; + it is not necessary to report those bits from the driver. Also, if no status + function is provided by the driver, the watchdog core reports the status bits + provided in the bootstatus variable of struct watchdog_device. * set_timeout: this routine checks and changes the timeout of the watchdog timer device. It returns 0 on success, -EINVAL for "parameter out of range" and -EIO for "could not write value to the watchdog". On success this |