linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc: watchdog: Add an usage note on hpwdt with hp-asrd

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Message-ID: <535A5CEE.40008@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Fri, 25 Apr 2014 06:02:38 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Masanari Iida <standby24x7@...il.com>, wim@...ana.be,
	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, thomas.mingarelli@...com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: watchdog: Add an usage note on hpwdt with hp-asrd

On 04/25/2014 03:52 AM, Masanari Iida wrote:
> An agent software called hp-asrd from Hewlett Packard
> updates same iLO watchdog timer as hpwdt does update.
> So they can not be uses simultaneously.
> Add this usage note in hpwdt.txt.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida <standby24x7@...il.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt | 3 ++-
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt
> index 9488078..719c38d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt
> @@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ Last reviewed: 06/02/2009
>
>   	Hypertransport/CSI Error       31h
>
> -
> +hpwdt can not work as expected if hp-asrd is running simultaneously.
> +Because both hpwdt and hp-asrd update same iLO watchdog timer.
>

How about adding a note here explaining that hp-asrd is a user space application
from HP (assuming that is what it is) ?

Guenter


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