> Clemens Kolbitsch wrote : > > I'd like to detect if the client OS crashes... right now, only for > > linux, but windows systems will become interesting for me as well in the > > future... > > Real machines usually have hardware watchdogs for that. I do not know > if qemu has one available for your target but that's the way I would > go. Of course, you would have to configure the watchdog driver/daemon > in the OS, so OS support is important.
Watchdog devices can be pretty simple - probably coming down to just a few IO ports. A QEMU-based watchdog device ought to be fairly easy to implement, I'd imagine. I've been thinking about doing this but haven't got round to tackling it yet. Cheers, Mark -- Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat? And no pedals! Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard? Dave: Skateboards have wheels. Mark: My wheel has a wheel!
