In message <1C5C9668-6928-11D7-8E1C-000A957650EC@wasabisystems.com>, Jason Thor
pe writes:
>
>On Sunday, April 6, 2003, at 04:14  PM, Simon Burge wrote:
>
>> The wdogctl interface is meant for hardware watchdog timers.  This is
>> what wdogctl reports on a IBM PowerPC 405GP box:
>>
>> 	walnut# wdogctl
>> 	Available watchdog timers:
>> 		wdog0, 5 second period
>
>No, it was also meant to support software-only watchdog timers.  I just 
>never got around to writing the software-only driver.  A "pseudo-device 
>swwdog" would certainly be in order.
>
>So, Steve, sure, take it as a cue to write such a driver :-)

OK -- will do...


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