[PATCH] watchdog nowayout for mixcomwd

Originally from Matt Domsch.
Adds a nowayout module option to override CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
From 2.4

drivers/char/mixcomwd.c

@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@
  * Version 0.4 (99/11/15):
  *		- support for one more type board
  *
+ * Version 0.5 (2001/12/14) Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com>
+ *              - added nowayout module option to override CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+ *	
  */
 
-#define VERSION "0.4" 
+#define VERSION "0.5" 
   
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/config.h>
@@ -57,26 +60,30 @@ static int mixcomwd_ioports[] = { 0x180, 0x280, 0x380, 0x000 };
 static long mixcomwd_opened; /* long req'd for setbit --RR */
 
 static int watchdog_port;
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
 static int mixcomwd_timer_alive;
 static struct timer_list mixcomwd_timer;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+static int nowayout = 1;
+#else
+static int nowayout = 0;
 #endif
 
+MODULE_PARM(nowayout,"i");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
+
 static void mixcomwd_ping(void)
 {
 	outb_p(55,watchdog_port);
 	return;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
 static void mixcomwd_timerfun(unsigned long d)
 {
 	mixcomwd_ping();
 	
 	mod_timer(&mixcomwd_timer,jiffies+ 5*HZ);
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  *	Allow only one person to hold it open
@@ -89,19 +96,21 @@ static int mixcomwd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 	mixcomwd_ping();
 	
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+	if (nowayout) {
+		MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;
+	} else {
 		if(mixcomwd_timer_alive) {
 			del_timer(&mixcomwd_timer);
 			mixcomwd_timer_alive=0;
 		}
-#endif
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mixcomwd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+	if (!nowayout) {
 		if(mixcomwd_timer_alive) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "mixcomwd: release called while internal timer alive");
 			return -EBUSY;
@@ -112,8 +121,7 @@ static int mixcomwd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		mixcomwd_timer.data=0;
 		mixcomwd_timer_alive=1;
 		add_timer(&mixcomwd_timer);
-#endif
-
+	}
 	clear_bit(0,&mixcomwd_opened);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -145,9 +153,9 @@ static int mixcomwd_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	{
 		case WDIOC_GETSTATUS:
 			status=mixcomwd_opened;
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+			if (!nowayout) {
 				status|=mixcomwd_timer_alive;
-#endif
+			}
 			if (copy_to_user((int *)arg, &status, sizeof(int))) {
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
@@ -252,14 +260,14 @@ static int __init mixcomwd_init(void)
 
 static void __exit mixcomwd_exit(void)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+	if (!nowayout) {
 		if(mixcomwd_timer_alive) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "mixcomwd: I quit now, hardware will"
 			       " probably reboot!\n");
 			del_timer(&mixcomwd_timer);
 			mixcomwd_timer_alive=0;
 		}
-#endif
+	}
 	release_region(watchdog_port,1);
 	misc_deregister(&mixcomwd_miscdev);
 }