Since this bug is still unfixed, I want to suggest a new package description. The new short description may be: A software watchdog and a tool to pet hardware watchdogs
The new long description may be: The watchdog program writes to /dev/watchdog every ten seconds. If the device is opened but not written to within a minute, the machine will reboot. This can be done either by a hardware watchdog which is pet by this tool, or by a software watchdog which is also provided through this program. This feature is available if the kernel is built with 'software watchdog' support (standard in Debian kernels). In the case of the software watchdog (and just in this case), the ability to reboot will depend on the state of the machine and interrupts. I suggest to upload the package with the new description into main even if there is no new upstream version so it can't mislead more users. Best regards, Martin
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