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From: Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Jerry.Hoemann@hpe.com,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>,
	Linux Watchdog Mailing List <linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@vger.kernel.org>,
	Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@renesas.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/4] watchdog: core: add mechanism to prevent removing if NOWAYOUT
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 17:33:55 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180905153354.GA7726@kunai> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMuHMdVZ_TPLFqj1fkdW6uPm_urDYHKk9Rp8hXd_9gm-0CXcuA@mail.gmail.com>

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> > Is the intent of the proposed changes to prevent the unload of
> > a module if it was loaded with the "nowayout" parameter?
> >
> > If so, I thought the WD "nowayout" semantic was only supposed to be in effect
> > after /dev/watchdog was opened.  The proposed change looks like it makes the
> > "nowayout" semantic take effect before /dev/watchdog is opened.
> 
> Thanks, that's IMHO a very valid point.

I agree, thanks for this input.


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  reply	other threads:[~2018-09-05 20:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-08-29  7:42 [RFC PATCH v3 0/4] watchdog: prevent removing a driver if NOWAYOUT Wolfram Sang
2018-08-29  7:42 ` [RFC PATCH v3 1/4] watchdog: core: add mechanism to prevent removing " Wolfram Sang
2018-08-29 16:14   ` Guenter Roeck
2018-08-29 20:55   ` Jerry Hoemann
2018-09-05 13:54     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2018-09-05 15:33       ` Wolfram Sang [this message]
2018-08-29  7:42 ` [RFC PATCH v3 2/4] watchdog: renesas_wdt: avoid " Wolfram Sang
2018-08-29  7:42 ` [RFC PATCH v3 3/4] watchdog: core: add module_watchdog_pci_driver() Wolfram Sang
2018-08-29  7:42 ` [RFC PATCH v3 4/4] watchdog: i6300esb: avoid removing if NOWAYOUT Wolfram Sang

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