From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Igor Velkov" <iav@iav.lv>
Cc: linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] watchdog: orion_wdt: load the pretimeout counter on Armada 370/XP start
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:02:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-167534@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261012-orion-wdt-suspend-v2-1-f13cf71443ba@iav.lv>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Medium] watchdog: orion_wdt: global orion_wdt_info struct contamination
- [Low] watchdog: orion_wdt: TIMER1 clock rate mismatch for pretimeout on Armada 370/375
--
commit dbf1fe3fb63d91004e0ddd635005322182202b47
Author: Igor Velkov <iav@iav.lv>
watchdog: orion_wdt: load the pretimeout counter on Armada 370/XP start
armada370_start() enables TIMER1 for the pretimeout but, unlike
armada375_start(), does not load its counter, so TIMER1 runs down from
whatever value it holds and the pretimeout can fire early. Load TIMER1 on
start the same way armada375_start() does.
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261012-orion-wdt-suspend-v1-1-1676cb79e29e@iav.lv?part=1
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
> index 5d56e93f04064..ef64e37300012 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
> @@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ static int armada370_start(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
> /* Set watchdog duration */
> writel(dev->clk_rate * wdt_dev->timeout,
> dev->reg + dev->data->wdt_counter_offset);
> + if (dev->wdt.info->options & WDIOF_PRETIMEOUT)
[Severity: Medium]
Is it possible for WDIOF_PRETIMEOUT to be set spuriously due to global
state contamination?
In drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c:orion_wdt_probe(), the global static
structure orion_wdt_info is unconditionally mutated if a pretimeout IRQ
is found:
static struct watchdog_info orion_wdt_info = {
...
};
orion_wdt_probe() {
...
if (irq > 0) {
orion_wdt_info.options |= WDIOF_PRETIMEOUT;
...
}
If a prior probe on a device or platform had the IRQ, a subsequent device
that does not have the IRQ will still inherit the flag across unbind/rebind
cycles or multiple instances.
Does this cause the newly added code here to erroneously write to
TIMER1_VAL_OFF and mistakenly enable the TIMER1 pretimeout interrupt, risking
an unhandled interrupt storm?
> + writel(dev->clk_rate * (wdt_dev->timeout - wdt_dev->pretimeout),
> + dev->reg + TIMER1_VAL_OFF);
[Severity: Low]
Does this calculation incorrectly assume TIMER1 counts down at the
divided/fixed clock rate dev->clk_rate?
On Armada 370, drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c:armada370_wdt_clock_init() sets
WDT_A370_RATIO_MASK for the watchdog, but fails to set the corresponding
TIMER1_DIV:
static int armada370_wdt_clock_init(...)
{
...
/* Setup watchdog input clock */
atomic_io_modify(dev->reg + TIMER_CTRL,
WDT_A370_RATIO_MASK(WDT_A370_RATIO_SHIFT),
WDT_A370_RATIO_MASK(WDT_A370_RATIO_SHIFT));
dev->clk_rate = clk_get_rate(dev->clk) / WDT_A370_RATIO;
...
}
Similarly on Armada 375, the initialization in armada375_wdt_clock_init()
sets WDT_AXP_FIXED_ENABLE_BIT but omits TIMER1_FIXED_ENABLE_BIT, unlike
Armada XP.
If a user boots Armada 370 or Armada 375 with a device tree that defines the
pretimeout interrupt, won't the pretimeout fire prematurely because TIMER1
counts down at the undivided/unfixed clock rate, while the initial counter
value is calculated using the slower dev->clk_rate?
>
> /* Clear the watchdog expiration bit */
> atomic_io_modify(dev->reg + TIMER_A370_STATUS, WDT_A370_EXPIRED, 0);
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261012-orion-wdt-suspend-v2-0-f13cf71443ba@iav.lv?part=1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-12 1:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-12 0:46 [PATCH v2 0/2] watchdog: orion_wdt: stop the watchdog during system suspend Igor Velkov via B4 Relay
2026-10-12 0:46 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] watchdog: orion_wdt: load the pretimeout counter on Armada 370/XP start Igor Velkov via B4 Relay
2026-10-12 1:02 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-12 1:24 ` Igor Velkov
2026-10-12 0:46 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] watchdog: orion_wdt: stop the watchdog during system suspend Igor Velkov via B4 Relay
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