Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH][RFC] Proposal for a new watchdog interface using sysfs | From | Daniel Pittman <> | Date | Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:27:14 +1100 |
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On 12 Feb 2003, Rusty Lynch wrote: > The following is a proposal for a new sysfs based watchdog interface > to be used as a replacement for the current char device w/ ioctl api > as described in Documentation/watchdog-api.txt.
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> Where each these files to the following ==> > > start (RO) > - show: starts watchdog count
This would be much better as a store -- that way 'cat /.../watchdog0/*' will not activate the watchdog. A more deliberate action is safer for forgetful admins, such as me.
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> status (RO) > - show: prints the current status value > > bootstatus (RO) > - show: same as 'status', but valid for just after the last reboot.
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> enable (RW) > - show: prints 0 or 1 to indicate if the wdt is enabled > - store: expects 0 or 1 to disable or enable the wdt
Isn't this the same information as the 'status' and 'start' members?
Daniel
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