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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt | 11 |
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX b/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX deleted file mode 100644 index fc9082a1477a..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -00-INDEX - - this file. -convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt - - how-to for converting old watchdog drivers to the new kernel API. -hpwdt.txt - - information on the HP iLO2 NMI watchdog -pcwd-watchdog.txt - - documentation for Berkshire Products PC Watchdog ISA cards. -src/ - - directory holding watchdog related example programs. -watchdog-api.txt - - description of the Linux Watchdog driver API. -watchdog-kernel-api.txt - - description of the Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API. -watchdog-parameters.txt - - information on driver parameters (for drivers other than - the ones that have driver-specific files here) -wdt.txt - - description of the Watchdog Timer Interfaces for Linux. diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt index be8119bb15d2..271b8850dde7 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ Here is a overview of the functions and probably needed actions: WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT: No preparations needed + WDIOC_GETTIMELEFT: + It needs get_timeleft() callback to be defined. Otherwise it + will return EOPNOTSUPP + Other IOCTLs can be served using the ioctl-callback. Note that this is mainly intended for porting old drivers; new drivers should not invent private IOCTLs. Private IOCTLs are processed first. When the callback returns with diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt index 9e162465b0cf..227f6cd0e5fa 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ The Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API. =============================================== -Last reviewed: 29-Nov-2011 +Last reviewed: 16-Mar-2012 Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct watchdog_ops { int (*ping)(struct watchdog_device *); unsigned int (*status)(struct watchdog_device *); int (*set_timeout)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int); + unsigned int (*get_timeleft)(struct watchdog_device *); long (*ioctl)(struct watchdog_device *, unsigned int, unsigned long); }; @@ -117,11 +118,13 @@ they are supported. These optional routines/operations are: status of the device is reported with watchdog WDIOF_* status flags/bits. * 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 the timeout - value of the watchdog_device will be changed to the value that was just used - to re-program the watchdog timer device. + and -EIO for "could not write value to the watchdog". On success this + routine should set the timeout value of the watchdog_device to the + achieved timeout value (which may be different from the requested one + because the watchdog does not necessarily has a 1 second resolution). (Note: the WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT needs to be set in the options field of the watchdog's info structure). +* get_timeleft: this routines returns the time that's left before a reset. * ioctl: if this routine is present then it will be called first before we do our own internal ioctl call handling. This routine should return -ENOIOCTLCMD if a command is not supported. The parameters that are passed to the ioctl |