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-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/Kconfig12
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c9
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 4a52e899fe05..241fafde42cb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
#
# Watchdog device configuration
#
@@ -113,6 +114,17 @@ config GPIO_WATCHDOG
If you say yes here you get support for watchdog device
controlled through GPIO-line.
+config GPIO_WATCHDOG_ARCH_INITCALL
+ bool "Register the watchdog as early as possible"
+ depends on GPIO_WATCHDOG=y
+ help
+ In some situations, the default initcall level (module_init)
+ in not early enough in the boot process to avoid the watchdog
+ to be triggered.
+ If you say yes here, the initcall level would be raised to
+ arch_initcall.
+ If in doubt, say N.
+
config MENF21BMC_WATCHDOG
tristate "MEN 14F021P00 BMC Watchdog"
depends on MFD_MENF21BMC
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
index cbc313d37c59..1687cc2d7122 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
@@ -267,7 +267,16 @@ static struct platform_driver gpio_wdt_driver = {
.probe = gpio_wdt_probe,
.remove = gpio_wdt_remove,
};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_WATCHDOG_ARCH_INITCALL
+static int __init gpio_wdt_init(void)
+{
+ return platform_driver_register(&gpio_wdt_driver);
+}
+arch_initcall(gpio_wdt_init);
+#else
module_platform_driver(gpio_wdt_driver);
+#endif
MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@mail.ru>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GPIO Watchdog");