diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index 34767a6d7f42a354edca655d901c298e3883609a..020a6aec2d86d70f15b9f27443f39af30f0bf914 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_watchdog_mutex);
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 static ipmi_user_t watchdog_user;
 static int watchdog_ifnum;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ module_param(start_now, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start_now, "Set to 1 to start the watchdog as"
 		 "soon as the driver is loaded.");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0644);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started "
 		 "(default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c b/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c
index 8305d29459bd1e766cca550e860b358f5b4382c2..519ce8b9c1427af878d495cb89addf42b20db1ef 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 static const unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x73, I2C_CLIENT_END };
 
 /* Insmod parameters */
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
index 834e49d1827b134763d04d8fa6fa58736f8621e0..d6b0bdd48651ecfa660be2ed8589252c2a6b03d7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in minutes. 2<= timeout <=255 (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
index 8947ccd71efcbff8b31ffe2a592e1e4f5df483ab..4397881c83f41fe86e070a932e69814fff12ab6e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static int wdt_start = 0x443;
 module_param(wdt_start, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_start, "Acquire WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
index 986258a06676b6720dc2ccbbd3d80647dcf535b9..72e81058176ae796b41da55b1b166b13c091d003 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=63, default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
index e802f5e02418f5a6931332a30d6157b97477bed0..41b84936a521f62b81bec020646a7014e23e51bc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 		"Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0 < timeout < 18000, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
index e90f4ce3279909df2b87225495b5d982c8daad48..b9e9558ab218c56228e27355dc4535add1e14f17 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
 static char wdt_expect_close;
 static struct pci_dev *alim7101_pmu;
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
index 2df16eb9d6dd0b49584eacc5be2d68a8b7137d7c..639ae9a23fbc3361da6720f4b94c8e16af39c0e1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static int margin = 60;
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Disable watchdog shutdown on close");
 
 #define READ_REG(x) readl((void __iomem *)&(x))
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
index 4ca5d40304b255a7b9f810ba4a27b8dfd7b69e20..2896430ce42ca2f7a304fc7da1200c9ea6c3f7e6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 		"Timeout value. Limited to be 1 or 2 seconds. (default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(TIMEOUT_DEFAULT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
index 3ecd246d2cfd7e16bb4c664e1ed1c2ea8699b669..ad12c20304414a0814348a72b5ac23e4ed50d2de 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
 #define WDT_MAX_TIME		256	/* seconds */
 
 static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 module_param(wdt_time, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_time, "Watchdog time in seconds. (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WDT_DEFAULT_TIME) ")");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
index cf39847bbad3c3bed2dd3d2e5faaff83960b13ff..05e1be85fdeeda07a21651ee1a4096bf6b77c06d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. "
 	"(default = " __MODULE_STRING(WDT_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
index 3bb49fd8d38479cdf27ce9cf7f34087f0ebe4553..1f9371f49c402c71422edc364871fa8c3bf9c149 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 #define WDOG_CTRL_ACTION_NMI	2	/* NMI */
 #define WDOG_CTRL_ACTION_FCR	3	/* full chip reset */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
index 1989e179db17fa4d135365f2d4e70f7e9547c5bb..bc0e91e78e863dcc4504d2ab743e37564381dde7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
 #define WDT_MAX_TIME		255	/* seconds */
 
 static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 module_param(wdt_time, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_time, "Watchdog time in seconds. (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WDT_DEFAULT_TIME) ")");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
index af95b386d8f54d461ff67b770c9e0a9cc97fdc15..8379dc32fd908f9bf0e76532ca27d847ca145fd3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static struct {
 static int expect_close;
 
 static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
index 402e9ccea395543c95022d6063f984dc2d84149a..38bc383e0677228abbfd3109cd1774e0c32e31e7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 20
 
 static unsigned int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static const struct watchdog_info bfin_wdt_info;
 static unsigned long open_check;
 static char expect_close;
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=((2^32)/SCLK), default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
index 78a6827f7de6e3ce205e79ff342abb19ab8c2bd6..06de1211a444db37244e5f180c4aa926af349b86 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 /* The maximum TOP (timeout period) value that can be set in the watchdog. */
 #define DW_WDT_MAX_TOP		15
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
index a6532b52c457a0805fd7cc83890b1b3f119a54fd..8caa3164270cd589d76098cd11004274b5908524 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 /* default timeout (secs) */
 #define WDT_TIMEOUT 30
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int timeout = WDT_TIMEOUT;
 
 static struct timer_list timer;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void __exit ep93xx_wdt_exit(void)
 module_init(ep93xx_wdt_init);
 module_exit(ep93xx_wdt_exit);
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
index 22d967a5ac8c95595ebc46fb5707e232d97f6506..0c60af14ac653c7943f42c3404c780c69c7aacbb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ static char *ev = "int";
 
 #define WDT_TIMEOUT		60                /* 1 minute */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
index d95203be37ad9226c34adb2a5b1dd3aebf9f897f..17f4cae770c673190a96c996997a4fc06c80285b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static unsigned int bus_clk;
 static char expect_close;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(gef_wdt_spinlock);
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
index 19044a39c407292d48d362b9ac20fe9732b834e3..dc563b680abdf3bb13909be403fd4472cacf5978 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=131, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 54c64f56af2a4f4c22f597fd63daa2713d5b69df..cbc7ceef2786d418e81a1ed055c8676ad627253f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 static unsigned int soft_margin = DEFAULT_MARGIN;	/* in seconds */
 static unsigned int reload;			/* the computed soft_margin */
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static char expect_release;
 static unsigned long hpwdt_is_open;
 
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog timeout in seconds");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index 15548e622754136f73c25288c45cb3ae614de830..738032a36bcf013fef05babb92471d9b63ddaafc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 		"Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1<heartbeat<2046, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 3b4db72f6ac86978acc3c53e0e3cd20071d51ff3..9fecb95645a35d86d5183a27212786abad001fa0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. "
 	"5..76 (TCO v1) or 3..614 (TCO v2), default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index 7df861bfdb2cd10a88798d6bee1318a8ae4dcdef..e187664eaca4a54b36b7905e2b02f20c3c3847e5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 0<= timeout <=30, default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
index 6cd496915eb0fe1e234407dd2e6858300e833aca..bc3fb8fe89abd94312dc0a07e8e19f5e66475c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ enum {
 #define SPRUCE_ASR_TOGGLE_MASK	0x02	/* bit 0: 0, then 1, then 0 */
 
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 static unsigned long asr_is_open;
 static char asr_expect_close;
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static void __exit ibmasr_exit(void)
 module_init(ibmasr_init);
 module_exit(ibmasr_exit);
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
index d34a426ad1784b966f3a0cda7d5418e024acfc96..7a2b734fcdc78f89c3c7f1b9a3eb0f3eb005842c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static struct {
 
 static struct miscdevice imx2_wdt_miscdev;
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
index 5fa5b2d25e8fac6e11f7222e0c7b2bd0c227fd70..6d90f7a2ce2218e36e72282749dd5ab6c1dcbabe 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(indydog_lock);
 
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 30		/* 30 sec default timeout */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
index add259b1887cb724daa213a8c684296435a41ab5..d964faf1a2505291b15a5e946e4642ef1d292b08 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 static unsigned long boot_status;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_lock);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static void __exit iop_wdt_exit(void)
 module_init(iop_wdt_init);
 module_exit(iop_wdt_exit);
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Curt E Bruns <curt.e.bruns@intel.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
index ebd1793b9565bfe37954eaef8601405a05ebc9a8..f4cce6d66a5573b42afb4517a26752fe15b2a5be 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ static int margin = 60;		/* in seconds */
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Disable watchdog shutdown on close");
 
 static unsigned long wdt_open;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
index 86b368857ce222d6430ce904282618783493280b..405ae7be7c6fb4aee3892bc0deb2342566611411 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static	int nogameport = DEFAULT_NOGAMEPORT;
 static	int exclusive  = DEFAULT_EXCLUSIVE;
 static	int timeout    = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 static	int testmode   = DEFAULT_TESTMODE;
-static	int nowayout   = DEFAULT_NOWAYOUT;
+static	bool nowayout   = DEFAULT_NOWAYOUT;
 
 module_param(nogameport, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nogameport, "Forbid the activation of game port, default="
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds, default="
 module_param(testmode, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(testmode, "Watchdog test mode (1 = no reboot), default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_TESTMODE));
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started, default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT));
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
index fc603c5558fc6c540a6d66a1749cb2c6f549ff70..3f047a58d3aecf41235a1a5f9e622a0347b68061 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static unsigned int heartbeat = 60;	/* (secs) Default is 1 minute */
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_lock);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IXP2000 Network Processor Watchdog");
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s)");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
index 792f95cfac85d4dc8fb21ac23ecf241d9c8d75fc..5580b4fff7fe0dc7fd85376e3313678356cc650f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = 60;	/* (secs) Default is 1 minute */
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 static unsigned long boot_status;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IXP4xx Network Processor Watchdog");
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s)");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
index 4ee0c7119b45194082946bb30871a78552725409..59e75d9a6b7fc2a59513e3cc066cf1b3443649da 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
 #define WDT_MAX_TIME		171	/* seconds */
 
 static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 module_param(wdt_time, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_time, "Watchdog time in seconds. (default="
 					__MODULE_STRING(WDT_DEFAULT_TIME) ")");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
index 83044351042c9c9212378d32269794924829427e..a9593a3a32a09a1c44d367877d5feb9486efb609 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define LTQ_WDT_DIVIDER		0x40000
 #define LTQ_MAX_TIMEOUT		((1 << 16) - 1)	/* the reload field is 16 bit */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 static void __iomem *ltq_wdt_membase;
 static unsigned long ltq_io_region_clk_rate;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ exit_ltq_wdt(void)
 module_init(init_ltq_wdt);
 module_exit(exit_ltq_wdt);
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
index 88e6c8ba41766d77be4e1b63dc02f76d5e762f0a..663cad86c6333c29855a2a209fed47465437d238 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <asm/m54xxsim.h>
 #include <asm/m54xxgpt.h>
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static unsigned int heartbeat = 30;	/* (secs) Default is 0.5 minute */
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Coldfire M54xx Watchdog");
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 30s)");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
index a2ecc965692000ca9073526c61915dd691727ba5..52ed8834cedb4e1aff63bea40f2f9b6551650a00 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MachZ ZF-Logic Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
index af63ecfbfa6f4c132082f856d7fd80d0d7d61ae5..c9e9ff2a9c9d6463572af121781abe7cb5e9b621 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define MAX_HEARTBEAT     60
 
 static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
-static int nowayout  = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout  = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 /*
  * Memory mapping: a single byte, 3 first lower bits to select bit 3
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 		 __MODULE_STRING(MAX_HEARTBEAT) ", default "
 		 __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT));
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 		 __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
index 17ec5b9dddd2764c0137e9283e50574effbf259c..37e4b52dbce982c6bb64a39601b7cfd7e164d82c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int mixcomwd_timer_alive;
 static DEFINE_TIMER(mixcomwd_timer, mixcomwd_timerfun, 0, 0);
 static char expect_close;
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index 3e335fa0f17daa298d371189379baf4d380cd14e..40f7bf1f8654da6f9db51a1d78637353f55cd9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ module_param(reset, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(reset,
 	"Watchdog Interrupt/Reset Mode. 0 = interrupt, 1 = reset");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
index a7de5f6bf6886874d9bf0bcf792889b51f545076..9e83f333b250e19e21e9ce4d42a71d0032f8ddcc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpcore_margin,
 	"MPcore timer margin in seconds. (0 < mpcore_margin < 65536, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(TIMER_MARGIN) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
index ee0f828bb34f20c1ae17811b1a1858462cc42ed1..c53d025e70dfce053b6f05835d737605fa7f4669 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static unsigned int bus_clk;
 static char expect_close;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(mv64x60_wdt_spinlock);
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
index 529085b8b8fb0358275b3cbbf65801b5eee74445..ea4c7448b7547255d2c922232d6f529a1be6fc76 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. "
 	"(default = " __MODULE_STRING(WDT_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c b/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
index 16d9413a81c191098cefd40aac96811f4d468080..6bbb9efc61250ab28eeabcc8441e50a281b9ef16 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (2<heartbeat<39, "
 			    "default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c b/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c
index c5a3ff957b8e1ddaee270480ad76f3d7dd784831..461208831428e4da609606282af2b56f4c3c81f4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 	"Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (0 < heartbeat, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WD_TIMO) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, S_IRUGO);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
index 25c954d2ffaa341e14bbe3ee0f6ef144b599bacd..173ddf1ba004b574c31a1a13c2c72a8ffabb9ac3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define WDT_IN_USE		0
 #define WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE		1
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = -1;		/* module parameter (seconds) */
 static unsigned int wdt_max_duration;	/* (seconds) */
 static unsigned int wdt_tclk;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Orion Processor Watchdog");
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Initial watchdog heartbeat in seconds");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index a86f405b6325e26ea7e08179e7b6edc2252b06c1..d5bf112e007763b0d4cc2874aa30bf612aa8c4bc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static char expect_close;		/* is the close expected? */
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);	/* to guard us from io races */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 /* -- Low level function ----------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 		"Watchdog timeout in minutes (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) ").");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
index fe370defc71fa8789338e8f7d0a3920a101a8ba6..75694cf24f86713830dd3075cadea5666cdc84be 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. "
 	"(2 <= heartbeat <= 7200 or 0=delay-time from dip-switches, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
index 75f2fa84c500ee3ccce7aa35dc20ca2d220769b4..c891399bed6ae9022915cbe3c12e566aada25f38 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. "
 	"(0<heartbeat<65536 or 0=delay-time from dip-switches, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
index 3e66a6bbfec5f57d3600b05bef7f635875757724..7b14d184792705d3b60ea6fba20041be351a186d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. "
 	"(0<heartbeat<65536 or 0=delay-time from dip-switches, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
index e2877623ac4444c0f2f4e342ebcda5d407663791..7d3d471f810c5e918926b3353ef3844187f47833 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. "
 	"(default = " __MODULE_STRING(WDT_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index ae927093cb6df28e0dcba1cf1238f3154e25f2a5..38fe5488cc963b637c2751710b28150c4534aea1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 #define WDOG_COUNTER_RATE 13000000	/*the counter clock is 13 MHz fixed */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 		 __MODULE_STRING(MAX_HEARTBEAT) ", default "
 		 __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT));
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		 "Set to 1 to keep watchdog running after device release");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
index 97959e9738e4c79666ed4d971c6216f5fdec0669..1b62a7dfcc95c743b97c085202ef233b46c34f82 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ module_param(pnx833x_wdt_timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in Mhz. (68Mhz clock), default="
 			__MODULE_STRING(PNX_TIMEOUT_VALUE) "(30 seconds).");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
index 76c9d1cf8cf13aa9f5149b5c1fde7026fde074d0..547353a50ebb017c77d8b5ea7f64bf0521377bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout value, in seconds (default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index ce18029011f7605f247868398a78332f8f1e1026..96b598c52dac8502bb09bfd518a6607546bcb446 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_ATBOOT		(0)
 #define CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_TIME	(15)
 
-static int nowayout	= WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout	= WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int tmr_margin	= CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_TIME;
 static int tmr_atboot	= CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_ATBOOT;
 static int soft_noboot;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int debug;
 
 module_param(tmr_margin,  int, 0);
 module_param(tmr_atboot,  int, 0);
-module_param(nowayout,    int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout,   bool, 0);
 module_param(soft_noboot, int, 0);
 module_param(debug,	  int, 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
index 1d0c971d8857f7c1a8b874aa188095dc6ee2983f..6b41276755bc06e93e0d5f023785ed619b2f3438 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
index 77cb302754dba2831652e6a232a8d86259068389..8ab757d3df5fba9c8867c3901298a19b76faa465 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<="
 		 __MODULE_STRING(SBC7240_MAX_TIMEOUT) ", default="
 		 __MODULE_STRING(SBC7240_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Disable watchdog when closing device file");
 
 #define SBC7240_OPEN_STATUS_BIT		0
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
index f72b6e013a93a1e0b0c37f5bec15d52469e52ca4..a9ea385fa1255c187616c1a9bc93d0f833e67f89 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ static int wd_times[64][2] = {
 static int timeout = 27;
 static int wd_margin = 0xB;
 static int wd_multiplier = 2;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Index into timeout table (0-63) (default=27 (60s))");
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		 "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
index 1a13d36c5f126c65547e7fb62cbeaf9ee4affe50..0c3e9f66ef7713bc88e37c48353fb646197f9ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ static int epx_c3_alive;
 
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 1		/* 1 sec default timeout */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
index ca9c6c4360eeda0cd75746469e8f5a022642236e..840428529227f9a4e4292dbd9283c416cf6f2148 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static unsigned int margin = 60;	/* (secs) Default is 1 minute */
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(wdt_lock);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SBC-FITPC2 Watchdog");
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
index 0698b3d794ea5b96dcdc3ebf91a70e0c7c7c6067..3fb83b0c28c23a58862b55f482ed2e8c3c0003c9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, "io port");
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "range is 0-255 minutes, default is 1");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
index e975b3354381c8ec4c0f79f220e8f690f80b3f8a..d1ef58579a3718d05016fb8017c9095e97ac0308 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1 <= timeout <= 3600, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
index 1702c3e9bce37fb84e87621abbe7e047d8f5a5ec..bd86f32d63ab8dc5f5f57d80f55dd4fbb7dcb6bd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=15300, default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
index 35ada2e906646b79ddb027b4aa69332013c00ab0..8ae7c282d465ade3be2c3f08efe91968bf2bb503 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ static int margin = 60;		/* in seconds */
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Disable watchdog shutdown on close");
 
 static u16 wdto_restart;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
index 75bd239264768eea6d854ea5f5b5290062266cef..93958a7763e69d00941fab2de25448c04cead8f9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(shwdt_lock);
 
 #define WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT 30			/* 30 sec default heartbeat */
 static int heartbeat = WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT;	/* in seconds */
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static unsigned long next_heartbeat;
 
 struct sh_wdt {
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 	"Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1 <= heartbeat <= 3600, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
index 5e4d3734b51636d10381d84f6c02e45ca72af75c..4c3400574ada461b3dcb186469147a9ca8537db2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static char expect_close;       /* is the close expected? */
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);/* to guard the watchdog from io races */
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 /* -- Low level function ----------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(unit,
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "range is 1-255 units, default is 60");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
index a1adc8c8783219a728e910926291c9b74a7393be..da8620f829b28e4430a596927c3ff624b8902a10 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin,
 	"Watchdog soft_margin in seconds. (0 < soft_margin < 65536, default="
 					__MODULE_STRING(TIMER_MARGIN) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
index 954a7b6334c4491c7fee48fcb56bfc2972b1522b..59108e48ada35aed040136d05db41e5df80e09fb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (default="
 		 __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c
index 2b0939ab61da5a7876b9b2ebb8e27e1b1b2f5e75..49b615a29c4c0e114b8024d97ce3c8a8d32291e6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct sp805_wdt {
 
 /* local variables */
 static struct sp805_wdt *wdt;
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 /* This routine finds load value that will reset system in required timout */
 static void wdt_setload(unsigned int timeout)
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static struct amba_driver sp805_wdt_driver = {
 
 module_amba_driver(sp805_wdt_driver);
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		"Set to 1 to keep watchdog running after device release");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
index 180941375cecec7bc0950e822d6a56b363212820..21d96b92bfd7b084e722028307926281dc93fa39 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(stmp3xxx_wdt_io_lock);
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
-static const int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static const bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 static unsigned long boot_status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c
index 1490293dc7dad9167f61043db7187074ff0ff021..8df050d800e63e2b8467fbab6307ee8e511cb074 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. "
 			  __MODULE_STRING(TS72XX_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
 			  ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Disable watchdog shutdown on close");
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
index 0764c6239b98c8bb7793aca5c4b4486d79d7dac0..249f11305d263797d2863d1873f3252fd2ed8bd8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ struct twl4030_wdt {
 	unsigned long		state;
 };
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
index 99204a8086987b49457a5efeade02172dc19e278..d02804ccd280a575a504e256d25a12730e3b5b5c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"(0<timeout<((2^" __MODULE_STRING(TXX9_TIMER_BITS) ")/(IMCLK/256)), "
 	"default=" __MODULE_STRING(TIMER_MARGIN) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
index bacbbc9e74435468450adfd989ccfffdccbb9c35..ef83f0242411939c53f5c085be4e7c73e4e396d4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds, between 1 and 1023 "
 	"(default = " __MODULE_STRING(WDT_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index 9693587328418bb645dad6077671e3ab5ca9f744..452980361c6333ad036094cc3f8067ca11b6c66d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 		"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
index 23074184c21484ec26df87e37d8c3eb5ab03b533..f5c9d9901acce293c5d1fa9d22b9454ea298d2e7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
index 025736bacf5f56558ae57ef810190f4926fb9465..ab45bfdf935caaba25131701b9688a043064b4e4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
index d761414de80999513ceaf8e402bfb191f8533512..e76e7e3093015595b4c1caaa57b7f887847c0a49 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
index d301b1bf1664a199c8140edb5266dd2d9d12c209..56bfded1f3619b7fafeb99963b988951a4d3b093 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 module_param(testmode, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(testmode, "Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
index 1dea144017e5d4e46d66d8e6a505d73bb1148a8d..25aba6e00a23ffc49f344709d4149d3991958bfd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 		"Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WD_TIMO) ".");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
index b7b34600f9a00fb8101104c0401ff8f316a7476e..0a77655cda60d6341f379d674b48bce17e6166c3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 
-static int wdrtas_nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool wdrtas_nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static atomic_t wdrtas_miscdev_open = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 static char wdrtas_expect_close;
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
index 4ef6702fff822e881f84aad2491fc437978222ee..64079d933c6349f57ebe4b42bbcbe8217c62201a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 	"Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (0 < heartbeat < 65536, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WD_TIMO) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
index cfb0a8cd7f12aaf09217d0cf2a6ce2eb9b78b239..2de1632708a00676c86921a641b1d03b32b76fbf 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300, default="
 module_param(testmode, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(testmode, "Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
index c099b6fcdf40f6696d79af68416e50f53d631ed6..a3cea594c8f20be7aacc4ea7b0be85c1463e4dc6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 		"Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (0<heartbeat<65536, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WD_TIMO) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index 263c883f0806933c80212f00b8e3792c3ed73db6..b3e8a62f27a991728bf1e9a79111a9c986a55072 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #include <linux/mfd/wm831x/pdata.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/wm831x/watchdog.h>
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
index f18499eaeaa75281572013a3a9d815aacc294aeb..cdd2efc6d6b1ed22b88c8b8ae51b917f4d21b22c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/wm8350/core.h>
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+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) ")");
diff --git a/include/linux/watchdog.h b/include/linux/watchdog.h
index 43ba5b3ce2a3ac6be68b8aacd2b3740953113b25..de75167093bf996371881e6fb887f2722e6ab698 100644
--- a/include/linux/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/linux/watchdog.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct watchdog_device {
 #endif
 
 /* Use the following function to set the nowayout feature */
-static inline void watchdog_set_nowayout(struct watchdog_device *wdd, int nowayout)
+static inline void watchdog_set_nowayout(struct watchdog_device *wdd, bool nowayout)
 {
 	if (nowayout)
 		set_bit(WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT, &wdd->status);