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
- your computer. For details, read <file:Documentation/watchdog/watchdog.txt>
- in the kernel source.
+ your computer. For details, read
+ <file:Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt> in the kernel source.
The watchdog is usually used together with the watchdog daemon
which is available from