Ar Iau, 2006-08-10 am 23:19 +0200, ysgrifennodd thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: > + wd_regs = ioremap_nocache(rr->start, rr->end + 1 - rr->start); If this fails ? > + res = misc_register(&miscdev); > + if (res) > + iounmap(wd_regs); > + register_reboot_notifier(&wdt_gpi_shutdown); > + return res; Failure path appears incomplete, surely you don't want to register a reboot notifier then unload and error ? > + copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &wdinfo, size); This function returns an error and should be checked. (The tricks with IOC bits and verify_area aren't enough to be sure it won't error and actually probably aren't worth doing) > + printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: watchdog expired - resetting system\n", > + wdt_gpi_name); > + > + *(volatile char *) flagaddr |= 0x01; > + *(volatile char *) resetaddr = powercycle ? 0x01 : 0x2; > + iob(); > + while (1) continue; cpu_relax(); > + > + return IRQ_HANDLED; Unreachable code. Also if this is a software watchdog why is it better than using softdog ? Otherwise it looks pretty sound.