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diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt index 28388aa700c6..c5beb548cfc4 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt @@ -228,6 +228,26 @@ advantechwdt.c -- Advantech Single Board Computer The GETSTATUS call returns if the device is open or not. [FIXME -- silliness again?] +booke_wdt.c -- PowerPC BookE Watchdog Timer + + Timeout default varies according to frequency, supports + SETTIMEOUT + + Watchdog can not be turned off, CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT + does not make sense + + GETSUPPORT returns the watchdog_info struct, and + GETSTATUS returns the supported options. GETBOOTSTATUS + returns a 1 if the last reset was caused by the + watchdog and a 0 otherwise. This watchdog can not be + disabled once it has been started. The wdt_period kernel + parameter selects which bit of the time base changing + from 0->1 will trigger the watchdog exception. Changing + the timeout from the ioctl calls will change the + wdt_period as defined above. Finally if you would like to + replace the default Watchdog Handler you can implement the + WatchdogHandler() function in your own code. + eurotechwdt.c -- Eurotech CPU-1220/1410 The timeout can be set using the SETTIMEOUT ioctl and defaults |