Re: [RFC PATCH] watchdog: renesas_wdt: support handover from bootloader

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Hi Guenter,

> > driver takes over. If the system hangs in this window, bad luck. So, I'd think
> > it makes sense to have this clock either always-on or to keep the state which
> > came from the firmware.

I wrote this paragraph...

> Is handover even possible if the clock is controlled by clock management ?
> Seems to me the clock would then be turned off through pm, which effectively
> turns off the watchdog. So it will be off between clock/pm initialization
> and the above code, meaning wdt handover from the boot loader is for all
> practical purposes useless if the kernel gets stuck in between.

... because I fully agree with you :)

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