Hi Jonathan,
> > @@ -528,7 +511,8 @@ static int __init pc87413_init(void)
> > printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Version " VERSION " at io 0x%X\n",
> > WDT_INDEX_IO_PORT);
> >
> > - /* request_region(io, 2, "pc87413"); */
> > + if (!request_muxed_region(io, 2, MODNAME))
> > + return -EBUSY;
> >
> > ret = register_reboot_notifier(&pc87413_notifier);
> > if (ret != 0) {
> > @@ -541,12 +525,32 @@ static int __init pc87413_init(void)
> > printk(KERN_ERR PFX
> > "cannot register miscdev on minor=%d (err=%d)\n",
> > WATCHDOG_MINOR, ret);
> > - unregister_reboot_notifier(&pc87413_notifier);
> > - return ret;
> > + goto reboot_unreg;
> > }
> > printk(KERN_INFO PFX "initialized. timeout=%d min \n", timeout);
> > +
> > + pc87413_select_wdt_out();
> > + pc87413_enable_swc();
> > + pc87413_get_swc_base_addr();
> > +
> > + if (!request_region(swc_base_addr, 0x20, MODNAME)) {
> > + printk(KERN_ERR PFX
> > + "cannot request SWC region at 0x%x\n", swc_base_addr);
> > + ret = -EBUSY;
> > + goto misc_unreg;
> > + }
> > +
> > pc87413_enable();
> > +
> > + release_region(io, 2);
> > return 0;
> > +
> > +misc_unreg:
> > + misc_deregister(&pc87413_miscdev);
> > +reboot_unreg:
> > + unregister_reboot_notifier(&pc87413_notifier);
> > + release_region(io, 2);
> > + return ret;
> > }
> >
> > /**
> > @@ -569,7 +573,7 @@ static void __exit pc87413_exit(void)
> >
> > misc_deregister(&pc87413_miscdev);
> > unregister_reboot_notifier(&pc87413_notifier);
> > - /* release_region(io, 2); */
> > + release_region(swc_base_addr, 0x20);
> >
> > printk(KERN_INFO MODNAME " watchdog component driver removed.\n");
> > }
I don't think this is the correct way to do this. You do the request_muxed_region only at init and exit of the module.
This means that other functions can't access the I/O controller as long as the module is loaded.
You should only use it when accessing the LPC...
Kind regards,
Wim.
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