Messages in this thread | | | From | Thomas Koeller <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Added MIPS RM9K watchdog driver | Date | Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:45:52 +0200 |
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On Friday 11 August 2006 22:07, Alan Cox wrote: > Also if this is a software watchdog why is it better than using > softdog ? >
This is _not_ a software watchdog. If the timer expires, an interrupt is generated, and the timer is reset to count through another cycle. If it expires again, it resets the CPU.
Thomas
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