Re: kern/46198: ichlpcib watchdog is not reset

[Hauke Fath <hf%spg.tu-darmstadt.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/46198; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Hauke Fath <hf%spg.tu-darmstadt.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/46198: ichlpcib watchdog is not reset
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:37:09 +0100

 At 11:20 Uhr +0000 15.03.2012, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
 > >    but when I activate the watchdog in bios setup, the machine
 > >    reboots after the documented 4 min.
 >
 > Does it also happen if you don't activate in in the BIOS?
 
 If I do not activate the watchdog in BIOS, it does not kick in.
 
 > wdogctl should activate it too ...
 
 ...even if it has been explicitely disabled in BIOS?
 
 > if not activated by the bios, but you activate it with wdogctl -e  and
 > let it expire, does the system reset?
 
 ...yes, after a 'wdogctl -p 20 -e ichlpcib0' it does reset.
 
        hauke
 
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