From: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@kernel.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Pavel Machek <pavel@kernel.org>, Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>,
tzungbi@kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
driver-core@lists.linux.dev, tfiga@chromium.org,
senozhatsky@chromium.org, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 2/2] PM: dpm_watchdog: Allow disabling DPM watchdog by default
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:12:18 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260611021219.2093476-3-tzungbi@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260611021219.2093476-1-tzungbi@kernel.org>
Introduce the "dpm_watchdog_enabled" module parameter to allow the DPM
watchdog to be enabled or disabled at boot time and runtime.
Additionally, introduce the CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED Kconfig option
to set default value of the module parameter at compile time.
This provides flexibility for systems that want the watchdog code
compiled in but inactive by default, allowing it to be enabled only when
needed.
---
v4:
- Rewrite the commit message to indicate the module parameter is the
main change in the patch.
- DPM_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_ENABLED -> DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED.
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260608021526.1023248-3-tzungbi@kernel.org
- Add "PM" tag (was missing).
- Update the format and specify dependencies in kernel-parameters.txt.
- Update the help message in Kconfig to reflect that dpm_watchdog_enabled
can be set at runtime as well.
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260604090756.2884671-3-tzungbi@kernel.org
- Use module parameter and bool for dpm_watchdog_enabled.
- Use IS_ENABLED().
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260528103215.505795-1-tzungbi@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 +++++++
drivers/base/power/main.c | 11 +++++++++++
kernel/power/Kconfig | 10 ++++++++++
3 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1abdb31fa126..718ea16ffaff 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
PCI PCI bus support is enabled.
PCIE PCI Express support is enabled.
PCMCIA The PCMCIA subsystem is enabled.
+ PM Power Management support is enabled.
PNP Plug & Play support is enabled.
PPC PowerPC architecture is enabled.
PPT Parallel port support is enabled.
@@ -5365,6 +5366,12 @@ Kernel parameters
pm_debug_messages [SUSPEND,KNL]
Enable suspend/resume debug messages during boot up.
+ pm_sleep.dpm_watchdog_enabled=
+ [PM] Enable or disable the DPM watchdog. Requires
+ CONFIG_PM_SLEEP and CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG enabled.
+ Format: <bool>
+ Default value is set by CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED.
+
pnp.debug=1 [PNP]
Enable PNP debug messages (depends on the
CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG_MESSAGES option). Change at run-time
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index c6a3300cfb7a..f58945758868 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -535,6 +535,11 @@ module_param(dpm_watchdog_all_cpu_backtrace, bool, 0644);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(dpm_watchdog_all_cpu_backtrace,
"Backtrace all CPUs on DPM watchdog timeout");
+static bool __read_mostly dpm_watchdog_enabled =
+ IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED);
+module_param(dpm_watchdog_enabled, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dpm_watchdog_enabled, "Enable DPM watchdog");
+
static unsigned int __read_mostly dpm_watchdog_timeout = CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
static unsigned int __read_mostly dpm_watchdog_warning_timeout =
CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_WARNING_TIMEOUT;
@@ -630,6 +635,9 @@ static void dpm_watchdog_set(struct dpm_watchdog *wd, struct device *dev)
{
struct timer_list *timer = &wd->timer;
+ if (!dpm_watchdog_enabled)
+ return;
+
wd->dev = dev;
wd->tsk = current;
wd->fatal = dpm_watchdog_timeout == dpm_watchdog_warning_timeout;
@@ -648,6 +656,9 @@ static void dpm_watchdog_clear(struct dpm_watchdog *wd)
{
struct timer_list *timer = &wd->timer;
+ if (!dpm_watchdog_enabled)
+ return;
+
timer_delete_sync(timer);
timer_destroy_on_stack(timer);
}
diff --git a/kernel/power/Kconfig b/kernel/power/Kconfig
index 530c897311d4..508ceabc4d2e 100644
--- a/kernel/power/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/power/Kconfig
@@ -268,6 +268,16 @@ config DPM_WATCHDOG
captured in pstore device for inspection in subsequent
boot session.
+config DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
+ bool "Enable DPM watchdog by default"
+ depends on DPM_WATCHDOG
+ default y
+ help
+ If you say Y here, the DPM watchdog will be enabled by default.
+ If you say N, it will be compiled in but disabled. It can be
+ enabled at boot time via the "pm_sleep.dpm_watchdog_enabled"
+ kernel parameter or at runtime via sysfs.
+
config DPM_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT
int "Watchdog timeout to panic in seconds"
range 1 120
--
2.54.0.1099.g489fc7bff1-goog
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-11 2:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-11 2:12 [PATCH v4 0/2] PM: dpm_watchdog: Improve DPM watchdog configurability Tzung-Bi Shih
2026-06-11 2:12 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] PM: sleep: Rename module parameters prefix to "pm_sleep" Tzung-Bi Shih
2026-06-11 2:12 ` Tzung-Bi Shih [this message]
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