* H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [181208 21:35]: > Hi Tony, > I had the OMAP5 running very very hot by a kernel hang (most likely a spinlock). > And I wondered if there is no safety mechanism (watchdog timer). > > I did a little research and there seems to be no WDT driver for the Palmas in > mainline. > > There was something: > > https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/367777/ > > but it seems it did not arrive upstream. > Any reasons or problems with the driver? Or a newer version sitting in some > git? Sorry no idea. Maybe check if it's similar to the drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c? Note that some devices just use drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c that is wired to the PMIC used. So maybe the Palmas WDT was just forgotten if it was not needed? Regards, Tony
