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Message-ID: <4745E9C2.5040302@anagramm.de> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:42:42 +0100 From: Clemens Koller <clemens.koller@...gramm.de> To: devzero@....de CC: Simon Arlott <simon@...e.lp0.eu>, Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: System reboot triggered by just reading a device file....!? devzero@....de schrieb: > [was: reading /dev/watchdog triggers reboot as intended] > need to change my own philosophy now, because i learned that reading isn`t harmless. ;) If you want to protect you from your curiosity (or from reading anything), you could just disable the watchdog in the kernel. See: Device Drivers -> Character devices -> Watchdog Timer Support -> ... Regards, -- Clemens Koller __________________________________ R&D Imaging Devices Anagramm GmbH Rupert-Mayer-Straße 45/1 Linhof Werksgelände D-81379 München Tel.089-741518-50 Fax 089-741518-19 http://www.anagramm-technology.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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