Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] watchdog: Do not use 'dev' from watchdog_device in watchdog drivers

2015-12-28 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:15:10PM +0100, Wim Van Sebroeck wrote: > Hi Guenter, > > > The 'dev' variable in watchdog drivers has a different lifetime than the > > watchdog character device and should therefore not be used by watchdog > > drivers. > > > > Some of the drivers use the variable to

Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] watchdog: Do not use 'dev' from watchdog_device in watchdog drivers

2015-12-28 Thread Wim Van Sebroeck
Hi Guenter, > The 'dev' variable in watchdog drivers has a different lifetime than the > watchdog character device and should therefore not be used by watchdog > drivers. > > Some of the drivers use the variable to print kernel messages. Those > messages are either dropped or changed to use the

Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] watchdog: Do not use 'dev' from watchdog_device in watchdog drivers

2015-12-28 Thread Wim Van Sebroeck
Hi Guenter, > The 'dev' variable in watchdog drivers has a different lifetime than the > watchdog character device and should therefore not be used by watchdog > drivers. > > Some of the drivers use the variable to print kernel messages. Those > messages are either dropped or changed to use the

Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] watchdog: Do not use 'dev' from watchdog_device in watchdog drivers

2015-12-28 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:15:10PM +0100, Wim Van Sebroeck wrote: > Hi Guenter, > > > The 'dev' variable in watchdog drivers has a different lifetime than the > > watchdog character device and should therefore not be used by watchdog > > drivers. > > > > Some of the drivers use the variable to

[PATCH v2 0/5] watchdog: Do not use 'dev' from watchdog_device in watchdog drivers

2015-12-24 Thread Guenter Roeck
The 'dev' variable in watchdog drivers has a different lifetime than the watchdog character device and should therefore not be used by watchdog drivers. Some of the drivers use the variable to print kernel messages. Those messages are either dropped or changed to use the parent device. One driver

[PATCH v2 0/5] watchdog: Do not use 'dev' from watchdog_device in watchdog drivers

2015-12-24 Thread Guenter Roeck
The 'dev' variable in watchdog drivers has a different lifetime than the watchdog character device and should therefore not be used by watchdog drivers. Some of the drivers use the variable to print kernel messages. Those messages are either dropped or changed to use the parent device. One driver