Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:41:15 +0100 | From | Wim Van Sebroeck <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC] watchdog: add a new driver for VIA chipsets |
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Hi Harald,
> Unfortunately it simply doesn't work. When I originally implemented a > via_wdt driver some years ago, I couldn't start the watchdog no matter > how hard I tried. My inquiries into VIA at that point didn't provide > any response either. In fact, I even feared that nobody might ever have > used that watchdog hardware before ;) > > I can ask again, but I'm not sure if it will be any different at that > time..
Could you please ask again? It could indeed be that they lock registers. (It could be something similar to some of the superIO chipsets that can enable/disable (lock/unlock) access to registers).
The BIOS can at least start the hardware, so the hardware does work :-)
Note: I saw your disclaimer and I thus have no high hopes :-).
Thanks in advance, Wim.
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