[PATCH 7/8] watchdog: aaeon: Add watchdog driver for SRG-IMX8PL MCU

Thomas Perrot (Schneider Electric)
2025-12-12T07:41:46Z

Add watchdog driver for the Aaeon SRG-IMX8PL embedded controller.
This driver provides system monitoring and recovery capabilities
through the MCU's watchdog timer.

The watchdog supports start, stop, and ping operations with a maximum
hardware heartbeat of 25 seconds and a default timeout of 240 seconds.
The driver assumes the watchdog is already running at probe time, as
the MCU typically enables it by default.

Co-developed-by: Jérémie Dautheribes (Schneider Electric) <jeremie.dautheribes@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Jérémie Dautheribes (Schneider Electric) <jeremie.dautheribes@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Perrot (Schneider Electric) <thomas.perrot@bootlin.com>
---
drivers/watchdog/Kconfig | 10 +++
drivers/watchdog/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/watchdog/aaeon_mcu_wdt.c | 140 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 151 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index d3b9df7d466b0b7215ee87b3040811d44ee53d2a..1bd4a7bee303e5e2508f540dc2c16e9e19ed18b0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ config SOFT_WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT
watchdog. Be aware that governors might affect the watchdog because it
is purely software, e.g. the panic governor will stall it!

+config AAEON_MCU_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "Aaeon MCU Watchdog"
+ depends on MFD_AAEON_MCU
+ select WATCHDOG_CORE
+ help
+ Select this option to enable watchdog timer support for the Aaeon
+ SRG-IMX8PL onboard microcontroller (MCU). This driver provides
+ watchdog functionality through the MCU, allowing system monitoring
+ and automatic recovery from system hangs.
+
config BD957XMUF_WATCHDOG
tristate "ROHM BD9576MUF and BD9573MUF PMIC Watchdog"
depends on MFD_ROHM_BD957XMUF
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
index ba52099b125398a32f80dad23317e223cc4af028..2deec425d3eafb6b208e061fda9f216f4baa8ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USBPCWATCHDOG) += pcwd_usb.o
# ALPHA Architecture

# ARM Architecture
+obj-$(CONFIG_AAEON_MCU_WATCHDOG) += aaeon_mcu_wdt.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_SP805_WATCHDOG) += sp805_wdt.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_SBSA_WATCHDOG) += sbsa_gwdt.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ARMADA_37XX_WATCHDOG) += armada_37xx_wdt.o
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/aaeon_mcu_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/aaeon_mcu_wdt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8413ea3bce99585d989cf13e4494e8daff2d9e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/aaeon_mcu_wdt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Aaeon MCU Watchdog driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Bootlin
+ * Author: Jérémie Dautheribes <jeremie.dautheribes@bootlin.com>
+ * Author: Thomas Perrot <thomas.perrot@bootlin.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/aaeon-mcu.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/watchdog.h>
+
+#define AAEON_MCU_CONTROL_WDT 0x63
+#define AAEON_MCU_PING_WDT 0x73
+
+#define AAEON_MCU_WDT_TIMEOUT 240
+#define AAEON_MCU_WDT_HEARTBEAT_MS 25000
+
+struct aaeon_mcu_wdt {
+ struct watchdog_device wdt;
+ struct aaeon_mcu_dev *mfd;
+};
+
+static int aaeon_mcu_wdt_start_cmd(struct aaeon_mcu_wdt *data)
+{
+ u8 cmd[3], rsp;
+
+ cmd[0] = AAEON_MCU_CONTROL_WDT;
+ cmd[1] = 0x01;
+ cmd[2] = 0x00;
+
+ return aaeon_mcu_i2c_xfer(data->mfd->i2c_client, cmd, 3, &rsp, 1);
+}
+
+static int aaeon_mcu_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdt)
+{
+ struct aaeon_mcu_wdt *data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt);
+
+ return aaeon_mcu_wdt_start_cmd(data);
+}
+
+static int aaeon_mcu_wdt_stop_cmd(struct aaeon_mcu_wdt *data)
+{
+ u8 cmd[3], rsp;
+
+ cmd[0] = AAEON_MCU_CONTROL_WDT;
+ cmd[1] = 0x00;
+ cmd[2] = 0x00;
+
+ return aaeon_mcu_i2c_xfer(data->mfd->i2c_client, cmd, 3, &rsp, 1);
+}
+
+static int aaeon_mcu_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdt)
+{
+ struct aaeon_mcu_wdt *data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt);
+
+ return aaeon_mcu_wdt_stop_cmd(data);
+}
+
+static int aaeon_mcu_wdt_ping_cmd(struct aaeon_mcu_wdt *data)
+{
+ u8 cmd[3], rsp;
+
+ cmd[0] = AAEON_MCU_PING_WDT;
+ cmd[1] = 0x00;
+ cmd[2] = 0x00;
+
+ return aaeon_mcu_i2c_xfer(data->mfd->i2c_client, cmd, 3, &rsp, 1);
+}
+
+static int aaeon_mcu_wdt_ping(struct watchdog_device *wdt)
+{
+ struct aaeon_mcu_wdt *data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt);
+
+ return aaeon_mcu_wdt_ping_cmd(data);
+}
+
+static const struct watchdog_info aaeon_mcu_wdt_info = {
+ .identity = "Aaeon MCU Watchdog",
+ .options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING
+};
+
+static const struct watchdog_ops aaeon_mcu_wdt_ops = {
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .start = aaeon_mcu_wdt_start,
+ .stop = aaeon_mcu_wdt_stop,
+ .ping = aaeon_mcu_wdt_ping,
+};
+
+static int aaeon_mcu_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+ struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+ struct aaeon_mcu_dev *mcu = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
+ struct watchdog_device *wdt;
+ struct aaeon_mcu_wdt *data;
+
+ data = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!data)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ data->mfd = mcu;
+
+ wdt = &data->wdt;
+ wdt->parent = dev;
+
+ wdt->info = &aaeon_mcu_wdt_info;
+ wdt->ops = &aaeon_mcu_wdt_ops;
+ wdt->max_hw_heartbeat_ms = AAEON_MCU_WDT_HEARTBEAT_MS;
+ watchdog_init_timeout(wdt, AAEON_MCU_WDT_TIMEOUT, dev);
+
+ watchdog_set_drvdata(wdt, data);
+ platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
+ set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdt->status);
+
+ return devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdt);
+}
+
+static const struct of_device_id aaeon_mcu_wdt_of_match[] = {
+ { .compatible = "aaeon,srg-imx8pl-wdt" },
+ {},
+};
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, aaeon_mcu_wdt_of_match);
+
+static struct platform_driver aaeon_mcu_wdt_driver = {
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "aaeon-mcu-wdt",
+ .of_match_table = aaeon_mcu_wdt_of_match,
+ },
+ .probe = aaeon_mcu_wdt_probe,
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(aaeon_mcu_wdt_driver);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Aaeon MCU Watchdog Driver");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Jérémie Dautheribes");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

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