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SubjectRe: [patch] 2.4.2 Advantech WDT driver
Marek Michalkiewicz wrote:
>
> > Why is lock_kernel necessary?
>
> Well, it is there in 2.4.2 acquirewdt.c (which this driver is based on -
> really only minimal changes, the hardware is only slightly different).
> I can remove it if you tell me it's really not necessary.

Sounds like it got caught in an audit and is necessary, I didn't look
closely...


> > > + spin_lock_init(&advwdt_lock);
> > > + misc_register(&advwdt_miscdev);
> >
> > check return code for error
>
> Again, acquirewdt.c doesn't do it with the misc_register, request_region
> and register_reboot_notifier calls. (Should it? Cc: Alan Cox)

Yes, the return codes should be checked. :)

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