subsequently opening the file and then failing to write to it for
longer than 1 minute will result in rebooting the machine. This
could be useful for a networked machine that needs to come back
- online as fast as possible after a lock-up. There's both a watchdog
+ on-line as fast as possible after a lock-up. There's both a watchdog
implementation entirely in software (which can sometimes fail to
reboot the machine) and a driver for hardware watchdog boards, which
are more robust and can also keep track of the temperature inside
comment "Watchdog Device Drivers"
depends on WATCHDOG
-# Architecture Independant
+# Architecture Independent
config SOFT_WATCHDOG
tristate "Software watchdog"
# ARM Architecture
+config AT91RM9200_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "AT91RM9200 watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_AT91RM9200
+ help
+ Watchdog timer embedded into AT91RM9200 chips. This will reboot your
+ system when the timeout is reached.
+
config 21285_WATCHDOG
tristate "DC21285 watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && FOOTBRIDGE
help
- The Intel Footbridge chip contains a builtin watchdog circuit. Say Y
+ The Intel Footbridge chip contains a built-in watchdog circuit. Say Y
here if you wish to use this. Alternatively say M to compile the
driver as a module, which will be called wdt285.
Not sure? It's safe to say N.
+config IXP2000_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "IXP2000 Watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_IXP2000
+ help
+ Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
+ in the Intel IXP2000(2400, 2800, 2850) network processors.
+ This driver can be built as a module by choosing M. The module
+ will be called ixp2000_wdt.
+
+ Say N if you are unsure.
+
config IXP4XX_WATCHDOG
tristate "IXP4xx Watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_IXP4XX
be built as a module by choosing M. The module will
be called ixp4xx_wdt.
+ Note: The internal IXP4xx watchdog does a soft CPU reset
+ which doesn't reset any peripherals. There are circumstances
+ where the watchdog will fail to reset the board correctly
+ (e.g., if the boot ROM is in an unreadable state).
+
Say N if you are unsure.
+config S3C2410_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "S3C2410 Watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_S3C2410
+ help
+ Watchdog timer block in the Samsung S3C2410 chips. This will
+ reboot the system when the timer expires with the watchdog
+ enabled.
+
+ The driver is limited by the speed of the system's PCLK
+ signal, so with reasonably fast systems (PCLK around 50-66MHz)
+ then watchdog intervals of over approximately 20seconds are
+ unavailable.
+
+ The driver can be built as a module by choosing M, and will
+ be called s3c2410_wdt
+
config SA1100_WATCHDOG
- tristate "SA1100 watchdog"
- depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_SA1100
+ tristate "SA1100/PXA2xx watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && ( ARCH_SA1100 || ARCH_PXA )
help
- Watchdog timer embedded into SA11x0 chips. This will reboot your
- system when timeout is reached.
- NOTE, that once enabled, this timer cannot be disabled.
+ Watchdog timer embedded into SA11x0 and PXA2xx chips. This will
+ reboot your system when timeout is reached.
+
+ NOTE: once enabled, this timer cannot be disabled.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called sa1100_wdt.
+config MPCORE_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "MPcore watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && ARM_MPCORE_PLATFORM && LOCAL_TIMERS
+ help
+ Watchdog timer embedded into the MPcore system.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called mpcore_wdt.
+
+config EP93XX_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "EP93xx Watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_EP93XX
+ help
+ Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
+ embedded in the Cirrus Logic EP93xx family of devices.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called ep93xx_wdt.
+
+config OMAP_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "OMAP Watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && (ARCH_OMAP16XX || ARCH_OMAP24XX)
+ help
+ Support for TI OMAP1610/OMAP1710/OMAP2420 watchdog. Say 'Y' here to
+ enable the OMAP1610/OMAP1710 watchdog timer.
+
+config PNX4008_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "PNX4008 Watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_PNX4008
+ help
+ Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
+ in the PNX4008 processor.
+ This driver can be built as a module by choosing M. The module
+ will be called pnx4008_wdt.
+
+ Say N if you are unsure.
+
# X86 (i386 + ia64 + x86_64) Architecture
config ACQUIRE_WDT
Most people will say N.
+config IBMASR
+ tristate "IBM Automatic Server Restart"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+ help
+ This is the driver for the IBM Automatic Server Restart watchdog
+ timer built-in into some eServer xSeries machines.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called ibmasr.
+
config WAFER_WDT
tristate "ICP Wafer 5823 Single Board Computer Watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && X86
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called wafer5823wdt.
+config I6300ESB_WDT
+ tristate "Intel 6300ESB Timer/Watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
+ ---help---
+ Hardware driver for the watchdog timer built into the Intel
+ 6300ESB controller hub.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called i6300esb.
+
config I8XX_TCO
tristate "Intel i8xx TCO Timer/Watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called i8xx_tco.
+ Note: This driver will be removed in the near future. Please
+ use the Intel TCO Timer/Watchdog driver.
+
+config ITCO_WDT
+ tristate "Intel TCO Timer/Watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
+ ---help---
+ Hardware driver for the intel TCO timer based watchdog devices.
+ These drivers are included in the Intel 82801 I/O Controller
+ Hub family (from ICH0 up to ICH8) and in the Intel 6300ESB
+ controller hub.
+
+ The TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) timer is a watchdog timer
+ that will reboot the machine after its second expiration. The
+ expiration time can be configured with the "heartbeat" parameter.
+
+ On some motherboards the driver may fail to reset the chipset's
+ NO_REBOOT flag which prevents the watchdog from rebooting the
+ machine. If this is the case you will get a kernel message like
+ "failed to reset NO_REBOOT flag, reboot disabled by hardware".
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called iTCO_wdt.
+
+config ITCO_VENDOR_SUPPORT
+ bool "Intel TCO Timer/Watchdog Specific Vendor Support"
+ depends on ITCO_WDT
+ ---help---
+ Add vendor specific support to the intel TCO timer based watchdog
+ devices. At this moment we only have additional support for some
+ SuperMicro Inc. motherboards.
+
config SC1200_WDT
tristate "National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 (ala SC1200) Watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && X86
config SCx200_WDT
tristate "National Semiconductor SCx200 Watchdog"
- depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
+ depends on WATCHDOG && SCx200 && PCI
help
Enable the built-in watchdog timer support on the National
Semiconductor SCx200 processors.
- If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_watchdog.
+ If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_wdt.
+config PC87413_WDT
+ tristate "NS PC87413 watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+ ---help---
+ This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the PC87413 chipset
+ This watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't
+ freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain
+ amount of time.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called pc87413_wdt.
+
+ Most people will say N.
+
config 60XX_WDT
tristate "SBC-60XX Watchdog Timer"
depends on WATCHDOG && X86
You can compile this driver directly into the kernel, or use
it as a module. The module will be called sbc60xxwdt.
+config SBC8360_WDT
+ tristate "SBC8360 Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+ ---help---
+
+ This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the SBC8360 Single
+ Board Computer produced by Axiomtek Co., Ltd. (www.axiomtek.com).
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called sbc8360.ko.
+
+ Most people will say N.
+
config CPU5_WDT
tristate "SMA CPU5 Watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && X86
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called cpu5wdt.
+config SMSC37B787_WDT
+ tristate "Winbond SMsC37B787 Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+ ---help---
+ This is the driver for the hardware watchdog component on the
+ Winbond SMsC37B787 chipset as used on the NetRunner Mainboard
+ from Vision Systems and maybe others.
+
+ This watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't
+ freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain
+ amount of time.
+
+ Usually a userspace daemon will notify the kernel WDT driver that
+ userspace is still alive, at regular intervals.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called smsc37b787_wdt.
+
+ Most people will say N.
+
config W83627HF_WDT
tristate "W83627HF Watchdog Timer"
depends on WATCHDOG && X86
Most people will say N.
+config W83697HF_WDT
+ tristate "W83697HF/W83697HG Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+ ---help---
+ This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83697HF/HG
+ chipset as used in Dedibox/VIA motherboards (and likely others).
+ This watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't
+ freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain
+ amount of time.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called w83697hf_wdt.
+
+ Most people will say N.
+
config W83877F_WDT
tristate "W83877F (EMACS) Watchdog Timer"
depends on WATCHDOG && X86
Most people will say N.
+config W83977F_WDT
+ tristate "W83977F (PCM-5335) Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+ ---help---
+ This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83977F I/O chip
+ as used in AAEON's PCM-5335 SBC (and likely others). This
+ watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
+ and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
+ time.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called w83977f_wdt.
+
config MACHZ_WDT
tristate "ZF MachZ Watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && X86
---help---
If you are using a ZF Micro MachZ processor, say Y here, otherwise
- N. This is the driver for the watchdog timer builtin on that
+ N. This is the driver for the watchdog timer built-in on that
processor using ZF-Logic interface. This watchdog simply watches
your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze, and if it does, it
reboots your computer after a certain amount of time.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called machzwd.
+config SBC_EPX_C3_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "Winsystems SBC EPX-C3 watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && X86
+ ---help---
+ This is the driver for the built-in watchdog timer on the EPX-C3
+ Single-board computer made by Winsystems, Inc.
+
+ *Note*: This hardware watchdog is not probeable and thus there
+ is no way to know if writing to its IO address will corrupt
+ your system or have any real effect. The only way to be sure
+ that this driver does what you want is to make sure you
+ are running it on an EPX-C3 from Winsystems with the watchdog
+ timer at IO address 0x1ee and 0x1ef. It will write to both those
+ IO ports. Basically, the assumption is made that if you compile
+ this driver into your kernel and/or load it as a module, that you
+ know what you are doing and that you are in fact running on an
+ EPX-C3 board!
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called sbc_epx_c3.
+
+# PowerPC Architecture
+
+config 8xx_WDT
+ tristate "MPC8xx Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && 8xx
+
+config 83xx_WDT
+ tristate "MPC83xx Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && PPC_83xx
+
+config MV64X60_WDT
+ tristate "MV64X60 (Marvell Discovery) Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && MV64X60
+
+config BOOKE_WDT
+ tristate "PowerPC Book-E Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && (BOOKE || 4xx)
+ ---help---
+ Please see Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt for
+ more information.
+
+# PPC64 Architecture
+
+config WATCHDOG_RTAS
+ tristate "RTAS watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && PPC_RTAS
+ help
+ This driver adds watchdog support for the RTAS watchdog.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+ will be called wdrtas.
+
# MIPS Architecture
config INDYDOG
tristate "Indy/I2 Hardware Watchdog"
depends on WATCHDOG && SGI_IP22
help
- Hardwaredriver for the Indy's/I2's watchdog. This is a
+ Hardware driver for the Indy's/I2's watchdog. This is a
watchdog timer that will reboot the machine after a 60 second
timer expired and no process has written to /dev/watchdog during
that time.
+config WDT_RM9K_GPI
+ tristate "RM9000/GPI hardware watchdog"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && CPU_RM9000
+ help
+ Watchdog implementation using the GPI hardware found on
+ PMC-Sierra RM9xxx CPUs.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called rm9k_wdt.
+
+# S390 Architecture
+
+config ZVM_WATCHDOG
+ tristate "z/VM Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on WATCHDOG && S390
+ help
+ IBM s/390 and zSeries machines running under z/VM 5.1 or later
+ provide a virtual watchdog timer to their guest that cause a
+ user define Control Program command to be executed after a
+ timeout.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+ will be called vmwatchdog.
+
# SUPERH Architecture
config SH_WDT
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called shwdt.
+config SH_WDT_MMAP
+ bool "Allow mmap of SH WDT"
+ default n
+ depends on SH_WDT
+ help
+ If you say Y here, user applications will be able to mmap the
+ WDT/CPG registers.
+
# SPARC64 Architecture
config WATCHDOG_CP1XXX