[PATCH 3/4] watchdog: da9062: reset board on watchdog timeout

Guenter Roeck linux at roeck-us.net
Wed Sep 23 14:03:04 PDT 2026


On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 02:01:03PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 01:17:18PM +0200, Primoz Fiser wrote:
> > From: Andrej Picej <andrej.picej at norik.com>
> > 
> > Implement a method to change watchdog timeout configuration based on DT
> > binding ("dlg,wdt-sd"). There is a possibility to change the behaviour
> > of watchdog reset. Setting WATCHDOG_SD bit enables SHUTDOWN mode, and
> > clearing it enables POWERDOWN mode on watchdog timeout.
> > 
> > If no DT binding is specified the WATCHDOG_SD bit stays in default
> > configuration, not breaking behaviour of devices which might depend on
> > default fuse configuration.
> > 
> > Note: This patch requires that the config register CONFIG_I is
> > configured as writable in the da9061/2 multi function device.
> > 
> 
> Please reword to something like:
> 
> Implement a method to change watchdog timeout configuration based on the
> "dlg,wdt-sd" devicetree property. Setting the WATCHDOG_SD bit enables
> SHUTDOWN mode, and clearing it enables POWERDOWN mode on watchdog timeout.
> 
> If no devicetree property is specified, the WATCHDOG_SD bit stays in default
> configuration, not breaking behaviour of devices which might depend on
> default fuse configuration.
> 
> Specifically, "There is a possibility ..." should not be part of the
> description at all, and "Note:" should not be part of the description
> and be moved below "---".
> 
Also, the subject is wrong. The patch does not "reset board on watchdog
timeout", it implements support for "dlg,wdt-sd".

Guenter



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