Merge git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog

Pull watchdog updates from Wim Van Sebroeck:

 - a new watchdog pretimeout governor framework

 - support to upload the firmware on the ziirave_wdt

 - several fixes and cleanups

* git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog: (26 commits)
  watchdog: imx2_wdt: add pretimeout function support
  watchdog: softdog: implement pretimeout support
  watchdog: pretimeout: add pretimeout_available_governors attribute
  watchdog: pretimeout: add option to select a pretimeout governor in runtime
  watchdog: pretimeout: add panic pretimeout governor
  watchdog: pretimeout: add noop pretimeout governor
  watchdog: add watchdog pretimeout governor framework
  watchdog: hpwdt: add support for iLO5
  fs: compat_ioctl: add pretimeout functions for watchdogs
  watchdog: add pretimeout support to the core
  watchdog: imx2_wdt: use preferred BIT macro instead of open coded values
  watchdog: st_wdt: Remove support for obsolete platforms
  watchdog: bindings: Remove obsolete platforms from dt doc.
  watchdog: mt7621_wdt: Remove assignment of dev pointer
  watchdog: rt2880_wdt: Remove assignment of dev pointer
  watchdog: constify watchdog_ops structures
  watchdog: tegra: constify watchdog_ops structures
  watchdog: iTCO_wdt: constify iTCO_wdt_pm structure
  watchdog: cadence_wdt: Fix the suspend resume
  watchdog: txx9wdt: Add missing clock (un)prepare calls for CCF
  ...

drivers/watchdog/Kconfig

@@ -1844,4 +1844,53 @@ config USBPCWATCHDOG
 
 	  Most people will say N.
 
+comment "Watchdog Pretimeout Governors"
+
+config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV
+	bool "Enable watchdog pretimeout governors"
+	help
+	  The option allows to select watchdog pretimeout governors.
+
+if WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV
+
+choice
+	prompt "Default Watchdog Pretimeout Governor"
+	default WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_DEFAULT_GOV_PANIC
+	help
+	  This option selects a default watchdog pretimeout governor.
+	  The governor takes its action, if a watchdog is capable
+	  to report a pretimeout event.
+
+config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_DEFAULT_GOV_NOOP
+	bool "noop"
+	select WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV_NOOP
+	help
+	  Use noop watchdog pretimeout governor by default. If noop
+	  governor is selected by a user, write a short message to
+	  the kernel log buffer and don't do any system changes.
+
+config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_DEFAULT_GOV_PANIC
+	bool "panic"
+	select WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV_PANIC
+	help
+	  Use panic watchdog pretimeout governor by default, if
+	  a watchdog pretimeout event happens, consider that
+	  a watchdog feeder is dead and reboot is unavoidable.
+
+endchoice
+
+config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV_NOOP
+	tristate "Noop watchdog pretimeout governor"
+	help
+	  Noop watchdog pretimeout governor, only an informational
+	  message is added to kernel log buffer.
+
+config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV_PANIC
+	tristate "Panic watchdog pretimeout governor"
+	help
+	  Panic watchdog pretimeout governor, on watchdog pretimeout
+	  event put the kernel into panic.
+
+endif # WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV
+
 endif # WATCHDOG