| | Date | Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:24:10 +0100 | | From | Alan Cox <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/11] watchdog: WatchDog Timer Driver Core - Add basic framework |
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> > + /* stop the watchdog */ > > + err = wdd->ops->stop(wdd); > Does it really make sense to allow stop() to fail? Will this ever happen, and > if yes do we gain anything by sending a additional ping?
It gives user space more time to react - or would do if the err was propogated.
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