Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Added MIPS RM9K watchdog driver | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:43:41 +0100 |
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Ar Sad, 2006-08-12 am 19:45 +0200, ysgrifennodd Thomas Koeller: > 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.
Ok thanks, then it does make sense for it to be in kernel.
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