diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index ec341c876225..f211be8bf976 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -56,17 +56,51 @@
 #define EXYNOS5_RST_STAT_REG_OFFSET		0x0404
 #define EXYNOS5_WDT_DISABLE_REG_OFFSET		0x0408
 #define EXYNOS5_WDT_MASK_RESET_REG_OFFSET	0x040c
-#define QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CONFIG			(1 << 0)
-#define QUIRK_HAS_RST_STAT			(1 << 1)
-#define QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG			(1 << 2)
+
+/**
+ * Quirk flags for different Samsung watchdog IP-cores.
+ *
+ * This driver supports multiple Samsung SoCs, each of which might have
+ * different set of registers and features supported. As watchdog block
+ * sometimes requires modifying PMU registers for proper functioning, register
+ * differences in both watchdog and PMU IP-cores should be accounted for. Quirk
+ * flags described below serve the purpose of telling the driver about mentioned
+ * SoC traits, and can be specified in driver data for each particular supported
+ * device.
+ *
+ * %QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG: Watchdog block has WTCLRINT register. It's used to
+ * clear the interrupt once the interrupt service routine is complete. It's
+ * write-only, writing any values to this register clears the interrupt, but
+ * reading is not permitted.
+ *
+ * %QUIRK_HAS_PMU_MASK_RESET: PMU block has the register for disabling/enabling
+ * WDT reset request. On old SoCs it's usually called MASK_WDT_RESET_REQUEST,
+ * new SoCs have CLUSTERx_NONCPU_INT_EN register, which 'mask_bit' value is
+ * inverted compared to the former one.
+ *
+ * %QUIRK_HAS_PMU_RST_STAT: PMU block has RST_STAT (reset status) register,
+ * which contains bits indicating the reason for most recent CPU reset. If
+ * present, driver will use this register to check if previous reboot was due to
+ * watchdog timer reset.
+ *
+ * %QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE: PMU block has AUTOMATIC_WDT_RESET_DISABLE
+ * register. If 'mask_bit' bit is set, PMU will disable WDT reset when
+ * corresponding processor is in reset state.
+ *
+ * %QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CNT_EN: PMU block has some register (e.g. CLUSTERx_NONCPU_OUT)
+ * with "watchdog counter enable" bit. That bit should be set to make watchdog
+ * counter running.
+ */
+#define QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG			(1 << 0)
+#define QUIRK_HAS_PMU_MASK_RESET		(1 << 1)
+#define QUIRK_HAS_PMU_RST_STAT			(1 << 2)
 #define QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE		(1 << 3)
 #define QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CNT_EN			(1 << 4)
 
 /* These quirks require that we have a PMU register map */
-#define QUIRKS_HAVE_PMUREG			(QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CONFIG | \
-						 QUIRK_HAS_RST_STAT | \
-						 QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE | \
-						 QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CNT_EN)
+#define QUIRKS_HAVE_PMUREG \
+	(QUIRK_HAS_PMU_MASK_RESET | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_RST_STAT | \
+	 QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CNT_EN)
 
 static bool nowayout	= WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int tmr_margin;
@@ -146,8 +180,8 @@ static const struct s3c2410_wdt_variant drv_data_exynos5250  = {
 	.mask_bit = 20,
 	.rst_stat_reg = EXYNOS5_RST_STAT_REG_OFFSET,
 	.rst_stat_bit = 20,
-	.quirks = QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CONFIG | QUIRK_HAS_RST_STAT \
-		  | QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE,
+	.quirks = QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_MASK_RESET | \
+		  QUIRK_HAS_PMU_RST_STAT | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE,
 };
 
 static const struct s3c2410_wdt_variant drv_data_exynos5420 = {
@@ -156,8 +190,8 @@ static const struct s3c2410_wdt_variant drv_data_exynos5420 = {
 	.mask_bit = 0,
 	.rst_stat_reg = EXYNOS5_RST_STAT_REG_OFFSET,
 	.rst_stat_bit = 9,
-	.quirks = QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CONFIG | QUIRK_HAS_RST_STAT \
-		  | QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE,
+	.quirks = QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_MASK_RESET | \
+		  QUIRK_HAS_PMU_RST_STAT | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE,
 };
 
 static const struct s3c2410_wdt_variant drv_data_exynos7 = {
@@ -166,8 +200,8 @@ static const struct s3c2410_wdt_variant drv_data_exynos7 = {
 	.mask_bit = 23,
 	.rst_stat_reg = EXYNOS5_RST_STAT_REG_OFFSET,
 	.rst_stat_bit = 23,	/* A57 WDTRESET */
-	.quirks = QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CONFIG | QUIRK_HAS_RST_STAT \
-		  | QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE,
+	.quirks = QUIRK_HAS_WTCLRINT_REG | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_MASK_RESET | \
+		  QUIRK_HAS_PMU_RST_STAT | QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE,
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id s3c2410_wdt_match[] = {
@@ -253,24 +287,24 @@ static int s3c2410wdt_enable_counter(struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt, bool en)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int s3c2410wdt_mask_and_disable_reset(struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt, bool mask)
+static int s3c2410wdt_enable(struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt, bool en)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	if (wdt->drv_data->quirks & QUIRK_HAS_PMU_AUTO_DISABLE) {
-		ret = s3c2410wdt_disable_wdt_reset(wdt, mask);
+		ret = s3c2410wdt_disable_wdt_reset(wdt, !en);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (wdt->drv_data->quirks & QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CONFIG) {
-		ret = s3c2410wdt_mask_wdt_reset(wdt, mask);
+	if (wdt->drv_data->quirks & QUIRK_HAS_PMU_MASK_RESET) {
+		ret = s3c2410wdt_mask_wdt_reset(wdt, !en);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (wdt->drv_data->quirks & QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CNT_EN) {
-		ret = s3c2410wdt_enable_counter(wdt, !mask);
+		ret = s3c2410wdt_enable_counter(wdt, en);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -531,7 +565,7 @@ static inline unsigned int s3c2410wdt_get_bootstatus(struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt)
 	unsigned int rst_stat;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!(wdt->drv_data->quirks & QUIRK_HAS_RST_STAT))
+	if (!(wdt->drv_data->quirks & QUIRK_HAS_PMU_RST_STAT))
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = regmap_read(wdt->pmureg, wdt->drv_data->rst_stat_reg, &rst_stat);
@@ -672,7 +706,7 @@ static int s3c2410wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cpufreq;
 
-	ret = s3c2410wdt_mask_and_disable_reset(wdt, false);
+	ret = s3c2410wdt_enable(wdt, true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_unregister;
 
@@ -707,7 +741,7 @@ static int s3c2410wdt_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	int ret;
 	struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	ret = s3c2410wdt_mask_and_disable_reset(wdt, true);
+	ret = s3c2410wdt_enable(wdt, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -724,8 +758,7 @@ static void s3c2410wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	s3c2410wdt_mask_and_disable_reset(wdt, true);
-
+	s3c2410wdt_enable(wdt, false);
 	s3c2410wdt_stop(&wdt->wdt_device);
 }
 
@@ -740,7 +773,7 @@ static int s3c2410wdt_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	wdt->wtcon_save = readl(wdt->reg_base + S3C2410_WTCON);
 	wdt->wtdat_save = readl(wdt->reg_base + S3C2410_WTDAT);
 
-	ret = s3c2410wdt_mask_and_disable_reset(wdt, true);
+	ret = s3c2410wdt_enable(wdt, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -760,7 +793,7 @@ static int s3c2410wdt_resume(struct device *dev)
 	writel(wdt->wtdat_save, wdt->reg_base + S3C2410_WTCNT);/* Reset count */
 	writel(wdt->wtcon_save, wdt->reg_base + S3C2410_WTCON);
 
-	ret = s3c2410wdt_mask_and_disable_reset(wdt, false);
+	ret = s3c2410wdt_enable(wdt, true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
