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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt | 390 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/watchdog/wdt.txt | 15 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX b/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX index c3ea47e507f..ee994513a9b 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/00-INDEX @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ 00-INDEX - this file. +hpwdt.txt + - information on the HP iLO2 NMI watchdog pcwd-watchdog.txt - documentation for Berkshire Products PC Watchdog ISA cards. src/ - directory holding watchdog related example programs. watchdog-api.txt - description of the Linux Watchdog driver API. +watchdog-parameters.txt + - information on driver parameters (for drivers other than + the ones that have driver-specific files here) wdt.txt - description of the Watchdog Timer Interfaces for Linux. diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..41c95cc1dc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt @@ -0,0 +1,390 @@ +This file provides information on the module parameters of many of +the Linux watchdog drivers. Watchdog driver parameter specs should +be listed here unless the driver has its own driver-specific information +file. + + +See Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt for information on +providing kernel parameters for builtin drivers versus loadable +modules. + + +------------------------------------------------- +acquirewdt: +wdt_stop: Acquire WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x43) +wdt_start: Acquire WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +advantechwdt: +wdt_stop: Advantech WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x443) +wdt_start: Advantech WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443) +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=63, default=60. +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +alim1535_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0 < timeout < 18000, default=60 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +alim7101_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30 +use_gpio: Use the gpio watchdog (required by old cobalt boards). + default=0/off/no +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +ar7_wdt: +margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default=60) +nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +at32ap700x_wdt: +timeout: Timeout value. Limited to be 1 or 2 seconds. (default=2) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +at91rm9200_wdt: +wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=5) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +at91sam9_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. (default = 15) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +bcm47xx_wdt: +wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=30) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +bfin_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=((2^32)/SCLK), default=20) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +coh901327_wdt: +margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s) +------------------------------------------------- +cpu5wdt: +port: base address of watchdog card, default is 0x91 +verbose: be verbose, default is 0 (no) +ticks: count down ticks, default is 10000 +------------------------------------------------- +cpwd: +wd0_timeout: Default watchdog0 timeout in 1/10secs +wd1_timeout: Default watchdog1 timeout in 1/10secs +wd2_timeout: Default watchdog2 timeout in 1/10secs +------------------------------------------------- +davinci_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 600, default 60 +------------------------------------------------- +ep93xx_wdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=TBD) +------------------------------------------------- +eurotechwdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +io: Eurotech WDT io port (default=0x3f0) +irq: Eurotech WDT irq (default=10) +ev: Eurotech WDT event type (default is `int') +------------------------------------------------- +gef_wdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +geodewdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=131, default=60. +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +i6300esb: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1<heartbeat<2046, default=30) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +iTCO_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. + (2<heartbeat<39 (TCO v1) or 613 (TCO v2), default=30) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +iTCO_vendor_support: +vendorsupport: iTCO vendor specific support mode, default=0 (none), + 1=SuperMicro Pent3, 2=SuperMicro Pent4+, 911=Broken SMI BIOS +------------------------------------------------- +ib700wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 0<= timeout <=30, default=30. +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +ibmasr: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +indydog: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +iop_wdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +it8712f_wdt: +margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60) +nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +it87_wdt: +nogameport: Forbid the activation of game port, default=0 +exclusive: Watchdog exclusive device open, default=1 +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds, default=60 +testmode: Watchdog test mode (1 = no reboot), default=0 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +ixp2000_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +ixp4xx_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +ks8695_wdt: +wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=5) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +machzwd: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +action: after watchdog resets, generate: + 0 = RESET(*) 1 = SMI 2 = NMI 3 = SCI +------------------------------------------------- +max63xx_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 60, default 60 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +nodelay: Force selection of a timeout setting without initial delay + (max6373/74 only, default=0) +------------------------------------------------- +mixcomwd: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +mpc8xxx_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in ticks. (0<timeout<65536, default=65535) +reset: Watchdog Interrupt/Reset Mode. 0 = interrupt, 1 = reset +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +mpcore_wdt: +mpcore_margin: MPcore timer margin in seconds. + (0 < mpcore_margin < 65536, default=60) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +mpcore_noboot: MPcore watchdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, + 0 to reboot (default=0 +------------------------------------------------- +mv64x60_wdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +nuc900_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. + (default = 15) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +omap_wdt: +timer_margin: initial watchdog timeout (in seconds) +------------------------------------------------- +orion_wdt: +heartbeat: Initial watchdog heartbeat in seconds +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +pc87413_wdt: +io: pc87413 WDT I/O port (default: io). +timeout: Watchdog timeout in minutes (default=timeout). +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +pika_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. (default = 15) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +pnx4008_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 60, default 19 +nowayout: Set to 1 to keep watchdog running after device release +------------------------------------------------- +pnx833x_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in Mhz. (68Mhz clock), default=2040000000 (30 seconds) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +start_enabled: Watchdog is started on module insertion (default=1) +------------------------------------------------- +rc32434_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout value, in seconds (default=20) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +riowd: +riowd_timeout: Watchdog timeout in minutes (default=1) +------------------------------------------------- +s3c2410_wdt: +tmr_margin: Watchdog tmr_margin in seconds. (default=15) +tmr_atboot: Watchdog is started at boot time if set to 1, default=0 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +soft_noboot: Watchdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, 0 to reboot +debug: Watchdog debug, set to >1 for debug, (default 0) +------------------------------------------------- +sa1100_wdt: +margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s) +------------------------------------------------- +sb_wdog: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in microseconds (max/default 8388607 or 8.3ish secs) +------------------------------------------------- +sbc60xxwdt: +wdt_stop: SBC60xx WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x45) +wdt_start: SBC60xx WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443) +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +sbc7240_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=255, default=30) +nowayout: Disable watchdog when closing device file +------------------------------------------------- +sbc8360: +timeout: Index into timeout table (0-63) (default=27 (60s)) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +sbc_epx_c3: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +sbc_fitpc2_wdt: +margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started +------------------------------------------------- +sc1200wdt: +isapnp: When set to 0 driver ISA PnP support will be disabled (default=1) +io: io port +timeout: range is 0-255 minutes, default is 1 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +sc520_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1 <= timeout <= 3600, default=30) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +sch311x_wdt: +force_id: Override the detected device ID +therm_trip: Should a ThermTrip trigger the reset generator +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=15300, default=60 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +scx200_wdt: +margin: Watchdog margin in seconds +nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close +------------------------------------------------- +shwdt: +clock_division_ratio: Clock division ratio. Valid ranges are from 0x5 (1.31ms) + to 0x7 (5.25ms). (default=7) +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1 <= heartbeat <= 3600, default=30 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +smsc37b787_wdt: +timeout: range is 1-255 units, default is 60 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +softdog: +soft_margin: Watchdog soft_margin in seconds. + (0 < soft_margin < 65536, default=60) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +soft_noboot: Softdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, 0 to reboot + (default=0) +------------------------------------------------- +stmp3xxx_wdt: +heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 4194304, default 19 +------------------------------------------------- +ts72xx_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1 <= timeout <= 8, default=8) +nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close +------------------------------------------------- +twl4030_wdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +txx9wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0<timeout<N, default=60) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +w83627hf_wdt: +wdt_io: w83627hf/thf WDT io port (default 0x2E) +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default=60. +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +w83697hf_wdt: +wdt_io: w83697hf/hg WDT io port (default 0x2e, 0 = autodetect) +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default=60) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +early_disable: Watchdog gets disabled at boot time (default=1) +------------------------------------------------- +w83697ug_wdt: +wdt_io: w83697ug/uf WDT io port (default 0x2e) +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default=60) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +w83877f_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30) +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +w83977f_wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds (15..7635), default=45) +testmode: Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +wafer5823wdt: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default=60. +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +wdt285: +soft_margin: Watchdog timeout in seconds (default=60) +------------------------------------------------- +wdt977: +timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300, default=60) +testmode: Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0 +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +wm831x_wdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- +wm8350_wdt: +nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started + (default=kernel config parameter) +------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/wdt.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/wdt.txt index 03fd756d976..061c2e35384 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/wdt.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/wdt.txt @@ -14,14 +14,22 @@ reboot will depend on the state of the machines and interrupts. The hardware boards physically pull the machine down off their own onboard timers and will reboot from almost anything. -A second temperature monitoring interface is available on the WDT501P cards +A second temperature monitoring interface is available on the WDT501P cards. This provides /dev/temperature. This is the machine internal temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Each read returns a single byte giving the temperature. The third interface logs kernel messages on additional alert events. -The wdt card cannot be safely probed for. Instead you need to pass -wdt=ioaddr,irq as a boot parameter - eg "wdt=0x240,11". +The ICS ISA-bus wdt card cannot be safely probed for. Instead you need to +pass IO address and IRQ boot parameters. E.g.: + wdt.io=0x240 wdt.irq=11 + +Other "wdt" driver parameters are: + heartbeat Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60) + nowayout Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (kernel + build parameter) + tachometer WDT501-P Fan Tachometer support (0=disable, default=0) + type WDT501-P Card type (500 or 501, default=500) Features -------- @@ -40,4 +48,3 @@ Minor numbers are however allocated for it. Example Watchdog Driver: see Documentation/watchdog/src/watchdog-simple.c - |