PWDOG(4) | Kernel Interfaces Manual | PWDOG(4) |
If the kernel crashes, the watchdog timer is not reset and the system will reboot (assuming a proper connection is made between the PWDOG1 and the motherboard). Alternatively, the watchdog can be reinitialized via a userland process which ensures that process scheduling, not just kernel timeout processing, is still taking place.
The timeout period of the PWDOG1 card is set using DIP switches and cannot be changed by software.
August 11, 2011 | NetBSD 6.1 |