Merge tag 'linux-watchdog-5.3-rc1' of git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog

Pull watchdog updates from Wim Van Sebroeck:

 - add Allwinner H6 watchdog

 - drop warning after registering device patches

 - hpwdt improvements

 - gpio: add support for nowayout option

 - introduce CONFIG_WATCHDOG_OPEN_TIMEOUT

 - convert remaining drivers to use SPDX license identifier

 - Fixes and improvements on several watchdog device drivers

* tag 'linux-watchdog-5.3-rc1' of git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog: (74 commits)
  watchdog: digicolor_wdt: Remove unused variable in dc_wdt_probe
  watchdog: ie6xx_wdt: Use spinlock_t instead of struct spinlock
  watchdog: atmel: atmel-sama5d4-wdt: Disable watchdog on system suspend
  watchdog: convert remaining drivers to use SPDX license identifier
  dt-bindings: watchdog: Rename bindings documentation file
  watchdog: mei_wdt: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  watchdog: bcm_kona_wdt: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  docs: watchdog: Fix build error.
  docs: watchdog: convert docs to ReST and rename to *.rst
  watchdog: make the device time out at open_deadline when open_timeout is used
  watchdog: introduce CONFIG_WATCHDOG_OPEN_TIMEOUT
  watchdog: introduce watchdog.open_timeout commandline parameter
  dt-bindings: watchdog: move i.MX system controller watchdog binding to SCU
  watchdog: imx_sc: Add pretimeout support
  watchdog: renesas_wdt: Add a few cycles delay
  watchdog: gpio: add support for nowayout option
  watchdog: renesas_wdt: Use 'dev' instead of dereferencing it repeatedly
  dt-bindings: watchdog: add Allwinner H6 watchdog
  watchdog: jz4740: Avoid starting watchdog in set_timeout
  watchdog: jz4740: Use register names from <linux/mfd/ingenic-tcu.h>
  ...

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.rst b/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.rst
index 94a96371113e..c165d92cfd12 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Last reviewed: 08/20/2018
                Default value is set when compiling the kernel. If it is set
                to "Y", then there is no way of disabling the watchdog once
                it has been started.
+ kdumptimeout  Minimum timeout in seconds to apply upon receipt of an NMI
+               before calling panic. (-1) disables the watchdog.  When value
+               is > 0, the timer is reprogrammed with the greater of
+               value or current timeout value.
  ============  ================================================================
 
  NOTE:
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
index b121caae7798..a3985cc5aeda 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ modules.
 
 -------------------------------------------------
 
+watchdog core:
+    open_timeout:
+        Maximum time, in seconds, for which the watchdog framework will take
+        care of pinging a running hardware watchdog until userspace opens the
+        corresponding /dev/watchdogN device. A value of 0 means an infinite
+        timeout. Setting this to a non-zero value can be useful to ensure that
+        either userspace comes up properly, or the board gets reset and allows
+        fallback logic in the bootloader to try something else.
+
+-------------------------------------------------
+
 acquirewdt:
     wdt_stop:
         Acquire WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x43)