linux-kernel - iTCO watchdog timer

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Message-ID: <47CDAC9D.6020505@seclark.us>
Date:	Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:10:05 -0500
From:	Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@...lark.us>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: iTCO watchdog timer

Hello,

I have new Intel DG33FB mainboard.

Mar  2 20:47:19 joker1 kernel: iTCO_vendor_support: vendor-support=0
Mar  2 20:47:19 joker1 kernel: iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver 
v1.02 (26-Jul-2007)
Mar  2 20:47:19 joker1 kernel: iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH9DH TCO device 
(Version=2, TCOBASE=0x0460)
Mar  2 20:47:19 joker1 kernel: iTCO_wdt: initialized. heartbeat=30 sec 
(nowayout=0)
...
Mar  4 14:22:59 joker1 kernel: iTCO_wdt: Unexpected close, not stopping 
watchdog!

I start watchdog.c and then kill it expecting the system to reboot - but 
it doesn't.

Isn't this how it is supposed to work?

Linux version 2.6.23.15-137.fc8

Thanks,
Steve

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