+static int start_now;
+
+static int set_param_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ char *endp;
+ int l;
+ int rv = 0;
+
+ if (!val)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ l = simple_strtoul(val, &endp, 0);
+ if (endp == val)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ down_read(®ister_sem);
+ *((int *)kp->arg) = l;
+ if (watchdog_user)
+ rv = ipmi_set_timeout(IPMI_SET_TIMEOUT_HB_IF_NECESSARY);
+ up_read(®ister_sem);
+
+ return rv;
+}
+
+static int get_param_int(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ return sprintf(buffer, "%i", *((int *)kp->arg));
+}
+
+typedef int (*action_fn)(const char *intval, char *outval);
+
+static int action_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
+static int preaction_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
+static int preop_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
+static void check_parms(void);
+
+static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ action_fn fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
+ int rv = 0;
+ char valcp[16];
+ char *s;
+
+ strncpy(valcp, val, 16);
+ valcp[15] = '\0';
+
+ s = strstrip(valcp);