Re: Patch: softdog and WDIOS_DISABLECARD

2001-05-02 Thread Alan Cox
> I have found a potential problem with the current > implementation of the software watchdog. I have > CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT set for a reliable watchdog. > However, there are instances where I want to explicitly > shut it down. The problem with disabling It is intentional you cannot shut i

Patch: softdog and WDIOS_DISABLECARD

2001-05-02 Thread Shane Wegner
Hi, I have found a potential problem with the current implementation of the software watchdog. I have CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT set for a reliable watchdog. However, there are instances where I want to explicitly shut it down. The problem with disabling CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT is that events o