#include "omap_wdt.h"
 
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started "
+       "(default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
+
 static unsigned timer_margin;
 module_param(timer_margin, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timer_margin, "initial watchdog timeout (in seconds)");
 static int omap_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct omap_wd_timer_platform_data *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
-       bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
        struct watchdog_device *omap_wdt;
        struct resource *res, *mem;
        struct omap_wdt_dev *wdev;