diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 3defb9d..1d6b156 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 
 if WATCHDOG
 
+menuconfig WATCHDOG_POLLER
+	bool "Watchdog periodic feeder support"
+	select POLLER
+	help
+	  Provides support for periodic watchdog feeder.
+
 config WATCHDOG_AR9344
 	bool "QCA AR9344"
 	depends on SOC_QCA_AR9344 || SOC_QCA_AR9331
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ar9344_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ar9344_wdt.c
index d570cb4..4615288 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ar9344_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ar9344_wdt.c
@@ -41,20 +41,11 @@
 static int ar9344_watchdog_set_timeout(struct watchdog *wd, unsigned timeout)
 {
 	struct ar9344_wd *priv = to_ar9344_wd(wd);
-	u32 val, ctrl, rate, max_timout;
-
-	rate = clk_get_rate(priv->clk);
-	max_timout = U32_MAX / rate;
-
-	if (timeout > max_timout) {
-		dev_err(priv->dev, "timeout value out of range: %d > %d\n",
-			timeout, max_timout);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	u32 val, ctrl;
 
 	if (timeout) {
 		ctrl = AR9344_WD_CTRL_ACTION_FCR;
-		val = timeout * rate;
+		val = timeout * clk_get_rate(priv->clk);
 	} else {
 		ctrl = AR9344_WD_CTRL_ACTION_NONE;
 		val = U32_MAX;
@@ -95,7 +86,7 @@
 
 	priv->base = IOMEM(iores->start);
 	priv->wd.set_timeout = ar9344_watchdog_set_timeout;
-	priv->wd.dev = dev;
+	priv->wd.hwdev = dev;
 	priv->dev = dev;
 
 	dev->priv = priv;
@@ -111,6 +102,8 @@
 
 	clk_enable(priv->clk);
 
+	priv->wd.timeout_max = U32_MAX / clk_get_rate(priv->clk);
+
 	ret = watchdog_register(&priv->wd);
 	if (ret)
 		goto on_error;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
index 457d86f..d0c51ed 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	}
 	priv->base = IOMEM(iores->start);
 	priv->wd.set_timeout = bcm2835_wd_set_timeout;
-	priv->wd.dev = dev;
+	priv->wd.hwdev = dev;
 	priv->dev = dev;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_BCM2835)) {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index 03dc834..2ac5f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 	clk_enable(davinci_wdt->clk);
 
 	davinci_wdt->wd.set_timeout = davinci_wdt_set_timeout;
-	davinci_wdt->wd.dev = dev;
+	davinci_wdt->wd.hwdev = dev;
 
 	ret = watchdog_register(&davinci_wdt->wd);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
index 8fd8c81..85e810f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	struct dw_wdt *dw_wdt = to_dw_wdt(wdd);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(dw_wdt->rst)) {
-		dev_warn(dw_wdt->wdd.dev, "No reset line. Will not stop.\n");
+		dev_warn(dw_wdt->wdd.hwdev, "No reset line. Will not stop.\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(dw_wdt->rst);
 	}
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 
 	wdd = &dw_wdt->wdd;
 	wdd->name = "dw_wdt";
-	wdd->dev = dev;
+	wdd->hwdev = dev;
 	wdd->set_timeout = dw_wdt_set_timeout;
 
 	ret = watchdog_register(wdd);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/im28wd.c b/drivers/watchdog/im28wd.c
index 1956fdb..2b233ed 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/im28wd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/im28wd.c
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@
 	struct imx28_wd *pwd = (struct imx28_wd *)to_imx28_wd(wd);
 	void __iomem *base;
 
-	if (timeout > (ULONG_MAX / WDOG_TICK_RATE))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (timeout) {
 		writel(timeout * WDOG_TICK_RATE, pwd->regs + MXS_RTC_WATCHDOG);
 		base = pwd->regs + MXS_RTC_SET_ADDR;
@@ -199,7 +196,8 @@
 		return PTR_ERR(iores);
 	priv->regs = IOMEM(iores->start);
 	priv->wd.set_timeout = imx28_watchdog_set_timeout;
-	priv->wd.dev = dev;
+	priv->wd.timeout_max = ULONG_MAX / WDOG_TICK_RATE;
+	priv->wd.hwdev = dev;
 
 	if (!(readl(priv->regs + MXS_RTC_STAT) & MXS_RTC_STAT_WD_PRESENT)) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imxwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/imxwd.c
index bd5e518..a66fae4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imxwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imxwd.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	int (*set_timeout)(struct imx_wd *, unsigned);
 	void (*soc_reset)(struct imx_wd *);
 	int (*init)(struct imx_wd *);
+	unsigned int timeout_max;
 };
 
 struct imx_wd {
@@ -71,9 +72,6 @@
 
 	dev_dbg(priv->dev, "%s: %d\n", __func__, timeout);
 
-	if (timeout > 64)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!timeout) {
 		writew(IMX1_WDOG_WCR_WHALT, priv->base + IMX1_WDOG_WCR);
 		return 0;
@@ -102,9 +100,6 @@
 
 	dev_dbg(priv->dev, "%s: %d\n", __func__, timeout);
 
-	if (timeout > 128)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (timeout == 0) /* bit 2 (WDE) cannot be set to 0 again */
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
@@ -218,7 +213,8 @@
 	priv->base = IOMEM(iores->start);
 	priv->ops = ops;
 	priv->wd.set_timeout = imx_watchdog_set_timeout;
-	priv->wd.dev = dev;
+	priv->wd.timeout_max = priv->ops->timeout_max;
+	priv->wd.hwdev = dev;
 	priv->dev = dev;
 
 	priv->ext_reset = of_property_read_bool(dev->device_node,
@@ -259,11 +255,13 @@
 	.set_timeout = imx21_watchdog_set_timeout,
 	.soc_reset = imx21_soc_reset,
 	.init = imx21_wd_init,
+	.timeout_max = 128,
 };
 
 static const struct imx_wd_ops imx1_wd_ops = {
 	.set_timeout = imx1_watchdog_set_timeout,
 	.soc_reset = imx1_soc_reset,
+	.timeout_max = 64,
 };
 
 static __maybe_unused struct of_device_id imx_wdt_dt_ids[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
index 2802033..dd1fa3a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 		container_of(wd, struct orion_wdt_ddata, wd);
 	u32 ctrl;
 
-	if (0xffffffff / CLKRATE < timeout)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ctrl = readl(ddata->timer_base + TIMER_CTRL);
 
 	if (timeout == 0) {
@@ -88,7 +85,8 @@
 
 	ddata->wd.set_timeout = armada_xp_set_timeout;
 	ddata->wd.name = "orion_wdt";
-	ddata->wd.dev = dev;
+	ddata->wd.hwdev = dev;
+	ddata->wd.timeout_max = U32_MAX / CLKRATE;
 
 	res_timer = dev_request_mem_resource(dev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(res_timer)) {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wd_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/wd_core.c
index 3a3f519..d330544 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wd_core.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wd_core.c
@@ -23,19 +23,134 @@
 
 static const char *watchdog_name(struct watchdog *wd)
 {
-	if (wd->dev)
-		return dev_name(wd->dev);
+	if (wd->hwdev)
+		return dev_name(wd->hwdev);
 	if (wd->name)
 		return wd->name;
 
 	return "unknown";
 }
 
+static int _watchdog_set_timeout(struct watchdog *wd, unsigned timeout)
+{
+	if (timeout > wd->timeout_max)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	pr_debug("setting timeout on %s to %ds\n", watchdog_name(wd), timeout);
+
+	return wd->set_timeout(wd, timeout);
+}
+
+static int watchdog_set_cur(struct param_d *param, void *priv)
+{
+	struct watchdog *wd = priv;
+
+	if (wd->timeout_cur > wd->timeout_max)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void watchdog_poller_cb(void *priv);
+
+static void watchdog_poller_start(struct watchdog *wd)
+{
+	_watchdog_set_timeout(wd, wd->timeout_cur);
+	poller_call_async(&wd->poller, 500 * MSECOND,
+			watchdog_poller_cb, wd);
+
+}
+
+static void watchdog_poller_cb(void *priv)
+{
+	struct watchdog *wd = priv;
+
+	if (wd->poller_enable)
+		watchdog_poller_start(wd);
+}
+
+static int watchdog_set_poller(struct param_d *param, void *priv)
+{
+	struct watchdog *wd = priv;
+
+
+	if (wd->poller_enable) {
+		dev_info(&wd->dev, "enable watchdog poller\n");
+		watchdog_poller_start(wd);
+	} else {
+		dev_info(&wd->dev, "disable watchdog poller\n");
+		poller_async_cancel(&wd->poller);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int watchdog_register_poller(struct watchdog *wd)
+{
+	struct param_d *p;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = poller_async_register(&wd->poller);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	p = dev_add_param_bool(&wd->dev, "autoping", watchdog_set_poller,
+			NULL, &wd->poller_enable, wd);
+
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(p);
+}
+
+static int watchdog_register_dev(struct watchdog *wd, const char *name, int id)
+{
+	wd->dev.parent = wd->hwdev;
+	wd->dev.id = id;
+	strncpy(wd->dev.name, name, MAX_DRIVER_NAME);
+
+	return register_device(&wd->dev);
+}
+
 int watchdog_register(struct watchdog *wd)
 {
+	struct param_d *p;
+	const char *alias;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	alias = of_alias_get(wd->hwdev->device_node);
+	if (alias)
+		ret = watchdog_register_dev(wd, alias, DEVICE_ID_SINGLE);
+
+	if (!alias || ret)
+		ret = watchdog_register_dev(wd, "wdog", DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (!wd->priority)
 		wd->priority = WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
 
+	/* set some default sane value */
+	if (!wd->timeout_max)
+		wd->timeout_max = 60 * 60 * 24;
+
+	if (!wd->timeout_cur || wd->timeout_cur > wd->timeout_max)
+		wd->timeout_cur = wd->timeout_max;
+
+	p = dev_add_param_uint32_ro(&wd->dev, "timeout_max",
+			&wd->timeout_max, "%u");
+	if (IS_ERR(p))
+		return PTR_ERR(p);
+
+	p = dev_add_param_uint32(&wd->dev, "timeout_cur", watchdog_set_cur, NULL,
+			&wd->timeout_cur, "%u", wd);
+	if (IS_ERR(p))
+		return PTR_ERR(p);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_POLLER)) {
+		ret = watchdog_register_poller(wd);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	list_add_tail(&wd->list, &watchdog_list);
 
 	pr_debug("registering watchdog %s with priority %d\n", watchdog_name(wd),
@@ -47,6 +162,12 @@
 
 int watchdog_deregister(struct watchdog *wd)
 {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_POLLER)) {
+		poller_async_cancel(&wd->poller);
+		poller_async_unregister(&wd->poller);
+	}
+
+	unregister_device(&wd->dev);
 	list_del(&wd->list);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -81,9 +202,7 @@
 	if (!wd)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	pr_debug("setting timeout on %s to %ds\n", watchdog_name(wd), timeout);
-
-	return wd->set_timeout(wd, timeout);
+	return _watchdog_set_timeout(wd, timeout);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(watchdog_set_timeout);
 
diff --git a/include/watchdog.h b/include/watchdog.h
index 3e8a487..0db4263 100644
--- a/include/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/watchdog.h
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_WATCHDOG_H
 # define INCLUDE_WATCHDOG_H
 
+#include <poller.h>
+
 struct watchdog {
 	int (*set_timeout)(struct watchdog *, unsigned);
 	const char *name;
-	struct device_d *dev;
+	struct device_d *hwdev;
+	struct device_d dev;
 	unsigned int priority;
+	unsigned int timeout_max;
+	unsigned int timeout_cur;
+	unsigned int poller_enable;
+	struct poller_async poller;
 	struct list_head list;
 };