Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:16:54 +0100 | From | Pádraig Brady <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] watchdog: add support for w83697hg chip |
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Samuel Tardieu wrote: >>>>>>"Sam" == Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net> writes: > > > Sam> I suggest that you use the following patch instead. [...] I > Sam> disable the watchdog until it is first used > > Oops, disabling will work best if done at module initialization time :) > Revised patch attached.
Personally I don't agree with disabling the watchdog on load. If it is already started from the BIOS or GRUB for example, there will be a large window of time/logic that is not protected.
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