linux-kernel - Re: iTCO watchdog timer

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Message-ID: <47D0628E.9030205@seclark.us>
Date:	Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:30:54 -0500
From:	Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@...lark.us>
To:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: iTCO watchdog timer

Wim Van Sebroeck wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Sorry but it's quite busy at the moment...
>
>   
>>> 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?
>>>       
>
> This is indeed how it should work. It's indeed strange that the system doesn't
> reboot. If I find some time I will give you some test code to run.
>
> Greetings,
> Wim.
>
>
>   
That would be much appreciated. One of the reasons I bought this mother 
board was the WDT.

Steve

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