4 files changed, 28 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
index 4f7c894244d2..4b93c28e35c6 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API.
 ===============================================
-Last reviewed: 22-Jul-2011
+Last reviewed: 29-Nov-2011
 
 Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
 
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ bit-operations. The status bits that are defined are:
 * WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT: this bit stores the nowayout setting for the watchdog.
   If this bit is set then the watchdog timer will not be able to stop.
 
+  To set the WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT status bit (before registering your watchdog
+  timer device) you can either:
+  * set it statically in your watchdog_device struct with
+        .status = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT_INIT_STATUS,
+    (this will set the value the same as CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) or
+  * use the following helper function:
+  static inline void watchdog_set_nowayout(struct watchdog_device *wdd, int nowayout)
+
 Note: The WatchDog Timer Driver Core supports the magic close feature and
 the nowayout feature. To use the magic close feature you must set the
 WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE bit in the options field of the watchdog's info structure.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index a79e3840782a..4bc3744e14e4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ static int __devinit s3c2410wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
                                                         "cannot start\n");
         }
 
+        watchdog_set_nowayout(&s3c2410_wdd, nowayout);
+
         ret = watchdog_register_device(&s3c2410_wdd);
         if (ret) {
                 dev_err(dev, "cannot register watchdog (%d)\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index beb3ad2294d3..6cd1ba41b47c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -213,11 +213,9 @@ static int __devinit wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
         wm831x_wdt->info = &wm831x_wdt_info;
         wm831x_wdt->ops = &wm831x_wdt_ops;
+        watchdog_set_nowayout(wm831x_wdt, nowayout);
         watchdog_set_drvdata(wm831x_wdt, driver_data);
 
-        if (nowayout)
-                wm831x_wdt->status |= WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT;
-
         reg = wm831x_reg_read(wm831x, WM831X_WATCHDOG);
         reg &= WM831X_WDOG_TO_MASK;
         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm831x_wdt_cfgs); i++)
diff --git a/include/linux/watchdog.h b/include/linux/watchdog.h
index 111843f88b2a..43ba5b3ce2a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/linux/watchdog.h
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ struct watchdog_info {
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT       1
-#else
-#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT       0
-#endif
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 struct watchdog_ops;
 struct watchdog_device;
@@ -122,6 +118,21 @@ struct watchdog_device {
 #define WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT         3       /* Is 'nowayout' feature set ? */
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT               1
+#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT_INIT_STATUS   (1 << WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT)
+#else
+#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT               0
+#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT_INIT_STATUS   0
+#endif
+
+/* Use the following function to set the nowayout feature */
+static inline void watchdog_set_nowayout(struct watchdog_device *wdd, int nowayout)
+{
+        if (nowayout)
+                set_bit(WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT, &wdd->status);
+}
+
 /* Use the following functions to manipulate watchdog driver specific data */
 static inline void watchdog_set_drvdata(struct watchdog_device *wdd, void *data)
 {