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Date8 Sep 1998 08:49:55 GMT
From(Marc MERLIN)
Subjectdocumentation update
One of the kernel options isn't worded right.

CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT has the following short description:
Disable watchdog shutdown on close

The long description however gives the real meaning:
---
The default watchdog behaviour (which you get  if you say N here) is to stop
the timer  if the  process managing it  closes the  file /dev/watchdog. It's
always remotely  possible that this process  might get killed. If you  say Y
here, the watchdog cannot be stopped once it has been started.
---
How about changing:
Disable watchdog shutdown on close
with:
Don't cancel the watchdog timer on close

Thanks,
Marc
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