Updating the 32-bit hardware timeout requires writing to two 16-bit
registers sequentially.  If the watchdog is actively running, this
non-atomic update might trigger a premature system reset.

Clear the watchdog counter before updating the registers to prevent the
timer from timing out prematurely against an intermediate threshold.

Fixes: e9800b799464 ("watchdog: Add Mstar MSC313e WDT driver")
Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@kernel.org>
---
This fixes a Sashiko report [1].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260828162210.3C2881F000E9@smtp.kernel.org
---
 drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
index dc7bdd5660e6..0a68be7a217b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ static void msc313e_wdt_set_hw_timeout(struct msc313e_wdt_priv *priv,
 {
 	u32 t = timeout * clk_get_rate(priv->clk);
 
+	/* Clear before to prevent premature reset during non-atomic updates. */
+	writew(1, priv->base + REG_WDT_CLR);
+
 	writew(t & 0xffff, priv->base + REG_WDT_MAX_PRD_L);
 	writew((t >> 16) & 0xffff, priv->base + REG_WDT_MAX_PRD_H);
 	writew(1, priv->base + REG_WDT_CLR);
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ static int msc313e_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdev)
 {
 	struct msc313e_wdt_priv *priv = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdev);
 
+	/* Clear before to prevent premature reset during non-atomic updates. */
+	writew(1, priv->base + REG_WDT_CLR);
+
 	writew(0, priv->base + REG_WDT_MAX_PRD_L);
 	writew(0, priv->base + REG_WDT_MAX_PRD_H);
 	writew(0, priv->base + REG_WDT_CLR);
-- 
2.53.0

On Sun, Sep 13, 2026 at 02:51:26PM +0800, Tzung-Bi Shih wrote:
> Updating the 32-bit hardware timeout requires writing to two 16-bit
> registers sequentially.  If the watchdog is actively running, this
> non-atomic update might trigger a premature system reset.
> 
> Clear the watchdog counter before updating the registers to prevent the
> timer from timing out prematurely against an intermediate threshold.
> 
> Fixes: e9800b799464 ("watchdog: Add Mstar MSC313e WDT driver")
> Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@kernel.org>

Applied.

Thanks,
Guenter