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> --- Change in v3: - replace 'static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;' with 'static int timeout;' - fixed typo Change in v2: - modify subject to 'hwmon:(nct7904) Set default timeout' --- drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c b/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c index 18c95be..b042569 100644 --- a/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c +++ b/drivers/hwmon/nct7904.c @@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ #define MIN_TIMEOUT (1 * 60) #define MAX_TIMEOUT (255 * 60) -static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT; +static int timeout; module_param(timeout, int, 0); MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in minutes. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default=" - __MODULE_STRING(WATCHODOG_TIMEOUT) "."); + __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) "."); static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT; module_param(nowayout, bool, 0); -MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started once started (default=" +MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")"); static const unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { @@ -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