> + wdt->cdns_wdt_notifier.notifier_call = &cdns_wdt_notify_sys; > + /* Register the reboot notifier */ > + ret = register_reboot_notifier(&wdt->cdns_wdt_notifier); > + if (ret != 0) { > + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot register reboot notifier err=%d)\n", > + ret); > + return ret; Your ordering is wrong. If the box reboots between here and the spin lock in it further down it'll crash in your notifier. As > + spin_lock_init(&wdt->io_lock); is needed before the code your notifier calls will work. > + dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Xilinx Watchdog Timer at %p with timeout %ds%s\n", > + wdt->regs, cdns_wdt_device->timeout, > + nowayout ? ", nowayout" : ""); dev_dbg if every driver felt the need to announce itself on boot you'd have pages and pages of junk. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html