1 files changed, 10 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
index 1b2132617dc..fb88b4041dc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
@@ -36,13 +36,10 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 #define OSCR_FREQ		CLOCK_TICK_RATE
-#define SA1100_CLOSE_MAGIC	(0x5afc4453)
 
 static unsigned long sa1100wdt_users;
-static int expect_close;
 static int pre_margin;
 static int boot_status;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 /*
  *	Allow only one person to hold it open
@@ -62,55 +59,33 @@ static int sa1100dog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 }
 
 /*
- *	Shut off the timer.
- * 	Lock it in if it's a module and we defined ...NOWAYOUT
- *	Oddly, the watchdog can only be enabled, but we can turn off
- *	the interrupt, which appears to prevent the watchdog timing out.
+ * The watchdog cannot be disabled.
+ *
+ * Previous comments suggested that turning off the interrupt by
+ * clearing OIER[E3] would prevent the watchdog timing out but this
+ * does not appear to be true (at least on the PXA255).
  */
 static int sa1100dog_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	OSMR3 = OSCR + pre_margin;
-
-	if (expect_close == SA1100_CLOSE_MAGIC) {
-		OIER &= ~OIER_E3;
-	} else {
-		printk(KERN_CRIT "WATCHDOG: WDT device closed unexpectedly.  WDT will not stop!\n");
-	}
+	printk(KERN_CRIT "WATCHDOG: Device closed - timer will not stop\n");
 
 	clear_bit(1, &sa1100wdt_users);
-	expect_close = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t sa1100dog_write(struct file *file, const char *data, size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	if (len) {
-		if (!nowayout) {
-			size_t i;
-
-			expect_close = 0;
-
-			for (i = 0; i != len; i++) {
-				char c;
-
-				if (get_user(c, data + i))
-					return -EFAULT;
-				if (c == 'V')
-					expect_close = SA1100_CLOSE_MAGIC;
-			}
-		}
+	if (len)
 		/* Refresh OSMR3 timer. */
 		OSMR3 = OSCR + pre_margin;
-	}
 
 	return len;
 }
 
 static struct watchdog_info ident = {
-	.options	= WDIOF_CARDRESET | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE |
-			  WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
-	.identity	= "SA1100 Watchdog",
+	.options	= WDIOF_CARDRESET | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
+	.identity	= "SA1100/PXA255 Watchdog",
 };
 
 static int sa1100dog_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
@@ -172,7 +147,7 @@ static struct file_operations sa1100dog_fops =
 static struct miscdevice sa1100dog_miscdev =
 {
 	.minor		= WATCHDOG_MINOR,
-	.name		= "SA1100/PXA2xx watchdog",
+	.name		= "watchdog",
 	.fops		= &sa1100dog_fops,
 };
 
@@ -194,7 +169,6 @@ static int __init sa1100dog_init(void)
 	if (ret == 0)
 		printk("SA1100/PXA2xx Watchdog Timer: timer margin %d sec\n",
 		       margin);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -212,8 +186,5 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SA1100/PXA2xx Watchdog");
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
-
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);