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From: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org>
To: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Cc: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org>,
	linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] watchdog: Inform about watchdog timeout.
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:22:16 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240718182216.GA17582@www.linux-watchdog.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8f9fde5a-9346-4767-89e1-efaf6288083b@roeck-us.net>

 Hi Mathieu, Guenter,

> On 7/14/24 08:46, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
> >When the kernel stops feeding the watchdog, inform the user that it is
> >about to timeout in X seconds.
> >
> >The message looks like: watchdog: watchdog0: timeout in 15 seconds
> >
> >This is helpful to warn the user that, most likely,
> >CONFIG_WATCHDOG_OPEN_TIMEOUT seconds have elapsed and the userspace hasn't
> >start feeding the watchdog.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
> 
> I don't like noisiness in the kernel, and I don't see value in this message.
> 
> Maybe Wim thinks otherwise, but for me this is NACK.

No, I was thinking the same. So also NACK for me.

Kind regards,
Wim.


      reply	other threads:[~2024-07-18 18:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-07-14 15:46 [PATCH] watchdog: Inform about watchdog timeout Mathieu Othacehe
2024-07-14 18:45 ` Guenter Roeck
2024-07-18 18:22   ` Wim Van Sebroeck [this message]

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