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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-07-09 22:34:26 +0300 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-07-09 22:34:26 +0300 |
commit | e9a83bd2322035ed9d7dcf35753d3f984d76c6a5 (patch) | |
tree | 66dc466ff9aec0f9bb7f39cba50a47eab6585559 /Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.rst | |
parent | 7011b7e1b702cc76f9e969b41d9a95969f2aecaa (diff) | |
parent | 454f96f2b738374da4b0a703b1e2e7aed82c4486 (diff) | |
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Merge tag 'docs-5.3' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
Pull Documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet:
"It's been a relatively busy cycle for docs:
- A fair pile of RST conversions, many from Mauro. These create more
than the usual number of simple but annoying merge conflicts with
other trees, unfortunately. He has a lot more of these waiting on
the wings that, I think, will go to you directly later on.
- A new document on how to use merges and rebases in kernel repos,
and one on Spectre vulnerabilities.
- Various improvements to the build system, including automatic
markup of function() references because some people, for reasons I
will never understand, were of the opinion that
:c:func:``function()`` is unattractive and not fun to type.
- We now recommend using sphinx 1.7, but still support back to 1.4.
- Lots of smaller improvements, warning fixes, typo fixes, etc"
* tag 'docs-5.3' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: (129 commits)
docs: automarkup.py: ignore exceptions when seeking for xrefs
docs: Move binderfs to admin-guide
Disable Sphinx SmartyPants in HTML output
doc: RCU callback locks need only _bh, not necessarily _irq
docs: format kernel-parameters -- as code
Doc : doc-guide : Fix a typo
platform: x86: get rid of a non-existent document
Add the RCU docs to the core-api manual
Documentation: RCU: Add TOC tree hooks
Documentation: RCU: Rename txt files to rst
Documentation: RCU: Convert RCU UP systems to reST
Documentation: RCU: Convert RCU linked list to reST
Documentation: RCU: Convert RCU basic concepts to reST
docs: filesystems: Remove uneeded .rst extension on toctables
scripts/sphinx-pre-install: fix out-of-tree build
docs: zh_CN: submitting-drivers.rst: Remove a duplicated Documentation/
Documentation: PGP: update for newer HW devices
Documentation: Add section about CPU vulnerabilities for Spectre
Documentation: platform: Delete x86-laptop-drivers.txt
docs: Note that :c:func: should no longer be used
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diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.rst b/Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..405e2a370082 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.rst @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +=================================== +Berkshire Products PC Watchdog Card +=================================== + +Last reviewed: 10/05/2007 + +Support for ISA Cards Revision A and C +======================================= + +Documentation and Driver by Ken Hollis <kenji@bitgate.com> + + The PC Watchdog is a card that offers the same type of functionality that + the WDT card does, only it doesn't require an IRQ to run. Furthermore, + the Revision C card allows you to monitor any IO Port to automatically + trigger the card into being reset. This way you can make the card + monitor hard drive status, or anything else you need. + + The Watchdog Driver has one basic role: to talk to the card and send + signals to it so it doesn't reset your computer ... at least during + normal operation. + + The Watchdog Driver will automatically find your watchdog card, and will + attach a running driver for use with that card. After the watchdog + drivers have initialized, you can then talk to the card using a PC + Watchdog program. + + I suggest putting a "watchdog -d" before the beginning of an fsck, and + a "watchdog -e -t 1" immediately after the end of an fsck. (Remember + to run the program with an "&" to run it in the background!) + + If you want to write a program to be compatible with the PC Watchdog + driver, simply use of modify the watchdog test program: + tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c + + + Other IOCTL functions include: + + WDIOC_GETSUPPORT + This returns the support of the card itself. This + returns in structure "PCWDS" which returns: + + options = WDIOS_TEMPPANIC + (This card supports temperature) + firmware_version = xxxx + (Firmware version of the card) + + WDIOC_GETSTATUS + This returns the status of the card, with the bits of + WDIOF_* bitwise-anded into the value. (The comments + are in linux/pcwd.h) + + WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS + This returns the status of the card that was reported + at bootup. + + WDIOC_GETTEMP + This returns the temperature of the card. (You can also + read /dev/watchdog, which gives a temperature update + every second.) + + WDIOC_SETOPTIONS + This lets you set the options of the card. You can either + enable or disable the card this way. + + WDIOC_KEEPALIVE + This pings the card to tell it not to reset your computer. + + And that's all she wrote! + + -- Ken Hollis + (kenji@bitgate.com) |