watchdog: it87_wdt: Work around non-working CIR interrupts
On some hardware platforms, the it87_wdt watchdog resets the machine
despite the watchdog daemon running and writing to /dev/watchdog.
This is due to Consumer IR buffer underrun interrupts being used as
triggers to reset the timer. On some buggy hardware implementations
such as the iEi AFL-12A-N270 single-board computer, this method does
not work.
However, resetting the timer by writing its original timeout value in
its configuration register over and over again suppresses the unwanted
reboots.
Add a module option (nocir), 0 by default in order not to break existing
setups. Setting it to 1 enables the workaround.
Fixes bug #42801 <https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42801>.
Tested primarily on Linux 3.5.7, applies cleanly on Linux 3.13.5.
Signed-off-by: Marc van der Wal <x0r+kernel@x0r.fr>
Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt
index b39f355..692791c 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
-------------------------------------------------
it87_wdt:
nogameport: Forbid the activation of game port, default=0
+nocir: Forbid the use of CIR (workaround for some buggy setups); set to 1 if
+system resets despite watchdog daemon running, default=0
exclusive: Watchdog exclusive device open, default=1
timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds, default=60
testmode: Watchdog test mode (1 = no reboot), default=0
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
index e2bba68..0b93739 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
/* Defaults for Module Parameter */
#define DEFAULT_NOGAMEPORT 0
+#define DEFAULT_NOCIR 0
#define DEFAULT_EXCLUSIVE 1
#define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 60
#define DEFAULT_TESTMODE 0
@@ -136,11 +137,13 @@
#define WDTS_LOCKED 3
#define WDTS_USE_GP 4
#define WDTS_EXPECTED 5
+#define WDTS_USE_CIR 6
static unsigned int base, gpact, ciract, max_units, chip_type;
static unsigned long wdt_status;
static int nogameport = DEFAULT_NOGAMEPORT;
+static int nocir = DEFAULT_NOCIR;
static int exclusive = DEFAULT_EXCLUSIVE;
static int timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
static int testmode = DEFAULT_TESTMODE;
@@ -149,6 +152,9 @@
module_param(nogameport, int, 0);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(nogameport, "Forbid the activation of game port, default="
__MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_NOGAMEPORT));
+module_param(nocir, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nocir, "Forbid the use of Consumer IR interrupts to reset timer, default="
+ __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_NOCIR));
module_param(exclusive, int, 0);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(exclusive, "Watchdog exclusive device open, default="
__MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_EXCLUSIVE));
@@ -258,9 +264,17 @@
{
if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status))
inb(base);
- else
+ else if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_CIR, &wdt_status))
/* The timer reloads with around 5 msec delay */
outb(0x55, CIR_DR(base));
+ else {
+ if (superio_enter())
+ return;
+
+ superio_select(GPIO);
+ wdt_update_timeout();
+ superio_exit();
+ }
set_bit(WDTS_KEEPALIVE, &wdt_status);
}
@@ -273,7 +287,7 @@
superio_select(GPIO);
if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status))
superio_outb(WDT_GAMEPORT, WDTCTRL);
- else
+ else if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_CIR, &wdt_status))
superio_outb(WDT_CIRINT, WDTCTRL);
wdt_update_timeout();
@@ -660,7 +674,7 @@
}
/* If we haven't Gameport support, try to get CIR support */
- if (!test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status)) {
+ if (!nocir && !test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status)) {
if (!request_region(CIR_BASE, 8, WATCHDOG_NAME)) {
if (gp_rreq_fail)
pr_err("I/O Address 0x%04x and 0x%04x already in use\n",
@@ -682,6 +696,7 @@
superio_select(GAMEPORT);
superio_outb(gpact, ACTREG);
}
+ set_bit(WDTS_USE_CIR, &wdt_status);
}
if (timeout < 1 || timeout > max_units * 60) {
@@ -707,7 +722,7 @@
}
/* Initialize CIR to use it as keepalive source */
- if (!test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status)) {
+ if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_CIR, &wdt_status)) {
outb(0x00, CIR_RCR(base));
outb(0xc0, CIR_TCR1(base));
outb(0x5c, CIR_TCR2(base));
@@ -717,9 +732,9 @@
outb(0x09, CIR_IER(base));
}
- pr_info("Chip IT%04x revision %d initialized. timeout=%d sec (nowayout=%d testmode=%d exclusive=%d nogameport=%d)\n",
+ pr_info("Chip IT%04x revision %d initialized. timeout=%d sec (nowayout=%d testmode=%d exclusive=%d nogameport=%d nocir=%d)\n",
chip_type, chip_rev, timeout,
- nowayout, testmode, exclusive, nogameport);
+ nowayout, testmode, exclusive, nogameport, nocir);
superio_exit();
return 0;
@@ -727,8 +742,10 @@
err_out_reboot:
unregister_reboot_notifier(&wdt_notifier);
err_out_region:
- release_region(base, test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status) ? 1 : 8);
- if (!test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status)) {
+ if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status))
+ release_region(base, 1);
+ else if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_CIR, &wdt_status)) {
+ release_region(base, 8);
superio_select(CIR);
superio_outb(ciract, ACTREG);
}
@@ -754,7 +771,7 @@
if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status)) {
superio_select(GAMEPORT);
superio_outb(gpact, ACTREG);
- } else {
+ } else if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_CIR, &wdt_status)) {
superio_select(CIR);
superio_outb(ciract, ACTREG);
}
@@ -763,7 +780,11 @@
misc_deregister(&wdt_miscdev);
unregister_reboot_notifier(&wdt_notifier);
- release_region(base, test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status) ? 1 : 8);
+
+ if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_GP, &wdt_status))
+ release_region(base, 1);
+ else if (test_bit(WDTS_USE_CIR, &wdt_status))
+ release_region(base, 8);
}
module_init(it87_wdt_init);
