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-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c15
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index b1da0c18fd1a..7165704a3e33 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
+static int early_disable;
+module_param(early_disable, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(early_disable, "Disable watchdog at boot time (default=0)");
+
/*
* Kernel methods.
*/
@@ -208,9 +212,14 @@ static int w83627hf_init(struct watchdog_device *wdog, enum chips chip)
t = superio_inb(cr_wdt_timeout);
if (t != 0) {
- pr_info("Watchdog already running. Resetting timeout to %d sec\n",
- wdog->timeout);
- superio_outb(cr_wdt_timeout, wdog->timeout);
+ if (early_disable) {
+ pr_warn("Stopping previously enabled watchdog until userland kicks in\n");
+ superio_outb(cr_wdt_timeout, 0);
+ } else {
+ pr_info("Watchdog already running. Resetting timeout to %d sec\n",
+ wdog->timeout);
+ superio_outb(cr_wdt_timeout, wdog->timeout);
+ }
}
/* set second mode & disable keyboard turning off watchdog */