The module parameter `nowayout` indicates whether the watchdog should ever
be allowed to stop, but the driver currently ignores this option.

Pass the `nowayout` parameter to the watchdog core by setting the
WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT flag accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Suvorov <cryosay@gmail.com>

---

 drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
index 0f13a30533574..03479110453ce 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static int imx7ulp_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(wdog);
 	watchdog_stop_on_unregister(wdog);
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(wdog, imx7ulp_wdt);
+	watchdog_set_nowayout(wdog, nowayout);
 
 	imx7ulp_wdt->hw = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
 	ret = imx7ulp_wdt_init(imx7ulp_wdt, wdog->timeout * imx7ulp_wdt->hw->wdog_clock_rate);
-- 
2.43.0

base-commit: 1af5c1d3a90246a15225fc7de0ed7e5f9b2f3f98
branch: master-imc7ulp_wdt-nowayout

On Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 10:24:33PM +0200, Oleksandr Suvorov wrote:
> The module parameter `nowayout` indicates whether the watchdog should ever
> be allowed to stop, but the driver currently ignores this option.
>
> Pass the `nowayout` parameter to the watchdog core by setting the
> WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT flag accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Suvorov <cryosay@gmail.com>
>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
>
>  drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> index 0f13a30533574..03479110453ce 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> @@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static int imx7ulp_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(wdog);
>  	watchdog_stop_on_unregister(wdog);
>  	watchdog_set_drvdata(wdog, imx7ulp_wdt);
> +	watchdog_set_nowayout(wdog, nowayout);
>
>  	imx7ulp_wdt->hw = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
>  	ret = imx7ulp_wdt_init(imx7ulp_wdt, wdog->timeout * imx7ulp_wdt->hw->wdog_clock_rate);
> --
> 2.43.0
>
> base-commit: 1af5c1d3a90246a15225fc7de0ed7e5f9b2f3f98
> branch: master-imc7ulp_wdt-nowayout

On 11/23/25 12:24, Oleksandr Suvorov wrote:
> The module parameter `nowayout` indicates whether the watchdog should ever
> be allowed to stop, but the driver currently ignores this option.
> 
> Pass the `nowayout` parameter to the watchdog core by setting the
> WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT flag accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Suvorov <cryosay@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>

> 
> ---
> 
>   drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> index 0f13a30533574..03479110453ce 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> @@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static int imx7ulp_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(wdog);
>   	watchdog_stop_on_unregister(wdog);
>   	watchdog_set_drvdata(wdog, imx7ulp_wdt);
> +	watchdog_set_nowayout(wdog, nowayout);
>   
>   	imx7ulp_wdt->hw = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
>   	ret = imx7ulp_wdt_init(imx7ulp_wdt, wdog->timeout * imx7ulp_wdt->hw->wdog_clock_rate);