1Last Reviewed: 10/05/2007
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3	WDT Watchdog Timer Interfaces For The Linux Operating System
4		Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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6	ICS	WDT501-P
7	ICS	WDT501-P (no fan tachometer)
8	ICS	WDT500-P
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10All the interfaces provide /dev/watchdog, which when open must be written
11to within a timeout or the machine will reboot. Each write delays the reboot
12time another timeout. In the case of the software watchdog the ability to
13reboot will depend on the state of the machines and interrupts. The hardware
14boards physically pull the machine down off their own onboard timers and
15will reboot from almost anything.
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17A second temperature monitoring interface is available on the WDT501P cards.
18This provides /dev/temperature. This is the machine internal temperature in
19degrees Fahrenheit. Each read returns a single byte giving the temperature.
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21The third interface logs kernel messages on additional alert events.
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23The ICS ISA-bus wdt card cannot be safely probed for. Instead you need to
24pass IO address and IRQ boot parameters.  E.g.:
25	wdt.io=0x240 wdt.irq=11
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27Other "wdt" driver parameters are:
28	heartbeat	Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60)
29	nowayout	Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (kernel
30				build parameter)
31	tachometer	WDT501-P Fan Tachometer support (0=disable, default=0)
32	type		WDT501-P Card type (500 or 501, default=500)
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34Features
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36		WDT501P		WDT500P
37Reboot Timer	   X               X
38External Reboot	   X	           X
39I/O Port Monitor   o		   o
40Temperature	   X		   o
41Fan Speed          X		   o
42Power Under	   X               o
43Power Over         X               o
44Overheat           X               o
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46The external event interfaces on the WDT boards are not currently supported.
47Minor numbers are however allocated for it.
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50Example Watchdog Driver:  see Documentation/watchdog/src/watchdog-simple.c
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