From 22737cfced627ffcb4b5c36d63bb3d4476f63213 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tzung-Bi Shih Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:51:26 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] watchdog: msc313e: Fix premature reset during timeout update 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") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260913065126.8350-1-tzungbi@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck --- 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 9a400562d1ae..d62586f6e09d 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);