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
module will be called ibmasr.
config WAFER_WDT
- tristate "ICP Wafer 5823 Single Board Computer Watchdog"
+ tristate "ICP Single Board Computer Watchdog Timer"
depends on X86
help
- This is a driver for the hardware watchdog on the ICP Wafer 5823
- Single Board Computer (and probably other similar models).
+ This is a driver for the hardware watchdog on the ICP Single
+ Board Computer. This driver is working on (at least) the following
+ IPC SBC's: Wafer 5823, Rocky 4783, Rocky 3703 and Rocky 3782.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called wafer5823wdt.
devices. At this moment we only have additional support for some
SuperMicro Inc. motherboards.
+config IT8712F_WDT
+ tristate "IT8712F (Smart Guardian) Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on X86
+ ---help---
+ This is the driver for the built-in watchdog timer on the IT8712F
+ Super I/0 chipset used on many motherboards.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called it8712f_wdt.
+
config SC1200_WDT
tristate "National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 (ala SC1200) Watchdog"
depends on X86
Most people will say N.
+config SBC7240_WDT
+ tristate "SBC Nano 7240 Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on X86_32
+ ---help---
+ This is the driver for the hardware watchdog found on the IEI
+ single board computers EPIC Nano 7240 (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 sbc7240_wdt.
+
config CPU5_WDT
tristate "SMA CPU5 Watchdog"
depends on X86
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called rm9k_wdt.
+config AR7_WDT
+ tristate "TI AR7 Watchdog Timer"
+ depends on AR7
+ help
+ Hardware driver for the TI AR7 Watchdog Timer.
+
# PARISC Architecture
# POWERPC Architecture