Readout the enabled state so it is possible to get the pre-userspace handler working. Also, avoid disabling the watchdog when nowayout is set to ensure the watchdog continues working and triggers if there is an issue later in the boot or if userspace fails to start. Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c index 8e261799c84e..9e3714e3814c 100644 --- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c +++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c @@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ static int pnx4008_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) watchdog_set_nowayout(&pnx4008_wdd, nowayout); watchdog_set_restart_priority(&pnx4008_wdd, 128); - pnx4008_wdt_stop(&pnx4008_wdd); /* disable for now */ + if (readl(WDTIM_CTRL(wdt_base)) & COUNT_ENAB) + set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &pnx4008_wdd.status); + + if (!nowayout) + pnx4008_wdt_stop(&pnx4008_wdd); /* disable for now */ ret = watchdog_register_device(&pnx4008_wdd); if (ret < 0) { -- 2.20.1