On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 03:49:50AM +0000, yuechao.zhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Yuechao Zhao <yuechao.zhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > The timeout module parameter should not be used for setting the default > timeout. Because, if you set the timeout = 0, the default timeout will > be meaningless. And the timeout module parameter of 0 means "no timeout > module paraameter specified". > > Signed-off-by: Yuechao Zhao <yuechao.zhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> You should also replace static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT; with static int timeout; to ensure that the module parameter is only evaluated if it is actually set. Otherwise your patch has no real impact except if someone explicitly specifies a timeout parameter of 0 which doesn't really make much sense. Thanks, Guenter > --- > - modify subject to 'hwmon:(nct7904) Set default timeout' > --- > drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c b/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c > index 18c95be..27eb276 100644 > --- a/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c > +++ b/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c > @@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static int nct7904_probe(struct i2c_client *client, > data->wdt.ops = &nct7904_wdt_ops; > data->wdt.info = &nct7904_wdt_info; > > - data->wdt.timeout = timeout * 60; /* in seconds */ > + data->wdt.timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT * 60; /* Set default timeout */ > data->wdt.min_timeout = MIN_TIMEOUT; > data->wdt.max_timeout = MAX_TIMEOUT; > data->wdt.parent = &client->dev; > -- > 1.8.3.1 >