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Rename the WATCHDOG option to SW_WATCHDOG and make it use the generic watchdoc(9) interface. Make watchdogd(8) perform as watchdog(8) as well, and make it possible to specify a check command to run, timeout and sleep periods. Update watchdog(4) to talk about the generic interface and add new watchdog(8) page.
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.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
2003-06-26 09:50:52 +00:00
.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Sean M. Kelly <smkelly@FreeBSD.org>
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Markup fixes.
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.Dd September 2, 2006
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Dt WATCHDOGD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm watchdogd
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.Nd watchdog daemon
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl d
Rename the WATCHDOG option to SW_WATCHDOG and make it use the generic watchdoc(9) interface. Make watchdogd(8) perform as watchdog(8) as well, and make it possible to specify a check command to run, timeout and sleep periods. Update watchdog(4) to talk about the generic interface and add new watchdog(8) page.
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.Op Fl e Ar cmd
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Op Fl I Ar file
Rename the WATCHDOG option to SW_WATCHDOG and make it use the generic watchdoc(9) interface. Make watchdogd(8) perform as watchdog(8) as well, and make it possible to specify a check command to run, timeout and sleep periods. Update watchdog(4) to talk about the generic interface and add new watchdog(8) page.
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.Op Fl s Ar sleep
.Op Fl t Ar timeout
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
Rename the WATCHDOG option to SW_WATCHDOG and make it use the generic watchdoc(9) interface. Make watchdogd(8) perform as watchdog(8) as well, and make it possible to specify a check command to run, timeout and sleep periods. Update watchdog(4) to talk about the generic interface and add new watchdog(8) page.
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utility interfaces with the kernel's watchdog facility to ensure
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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that the system is in a working state.
If
.Nm
is unable to interface with the kernel over a specific timeout,
the kernel will take actions to assist in debugging or restarting the computer.
.Pp
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If
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.Fl e Ar cmd
is specified,
.Nm
will attempt to execute this command with
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.Xr system 3 ,
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and only if the command returns with a zero exit code will the
watchdog be reset.
If
.Fl e Ar cmd
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is not specified, the daemon will perform a trivial file system
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check instead.
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.Fl s Ar sleep
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argument can be used to control the sleep period between each execution
of the check and defaults to one second.
.Pp
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.Fl t Ar timeout
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specifies the desired timeout period in seconds.
Document that the default timeout is 16 seconds
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The default timeout is 16 seconds.
Rename the WATCHDOG option to SW_WATCHDOG and make it use the generic watchdoc(9) interface. Make watchdogd(8) perform as watchdog(8) as well, and make it possible to specify a check command to run, timeout and sleep periods. Update watchdog(4) to talk about the generic interface and add new watchdog(8) page.
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.Pp
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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One possible circumstance which will cause a watchdog timeout is an interrupt
storm.
If this occurs,
.Nm
will no longer execute and thus the kernel's watchdog routines will take
action after a configurable timeout.
.Pp
Upon receiving the
.Dv SIGTERM
or
.Dv SIGINT
signals,
.Nm
will first instruct the kernel to no longer perform watchdog checks and then
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will terminate.
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Pp
The
.Nm
utility recognizes the following runtime options:
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl I Ar file"
.It Fl I Ar file
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Write the process ID of the
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Nm
utility in the specified file.
.It Fl d
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Do not fork.
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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When this option is specified,
.Nm
will not fork into the background at startup.
.El
.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid" -compact
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.It Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr watchdog 4 ,
Rename the WATCHDOG option to SW_WATCHDOG and make it use the generic watchdoc(9) interface. Make watchdogd(8) perform as watchdog(8) as well, and make it possible to specify a check command to run, timeout and sleep periods. Update watchdog(4) to talk about the generic interface and add new watchdog(8) page.
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.Xr watchdog 9
Sort sections.
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.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility appeared in
.Fx 5.1 .
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
utility and manual page were written by
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.An Sean Kelly Aq smkelly@FreeBSD.org
Rename the WATCHDOG option to SW_WATCHDOG and make it use the generic watchdoc(9) interface. Make watchdogd(8) perform as watchdog(8) as well, and make it possible to specify a check command to run, timeout and sleep periods. Update watchdog(4) to talk about the generic interface and add new watchdog(8) page.
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and
.An Poul-Henning Kamp Aq phk@FreeBSD.org .
- Add a software watchdog facility. This commit has two pieces. One half is the watchdog kernel code which lives primarily in hardclock() in sys/kern/kern_clock.c. The other half is a userland daemon which, when run, will keep the watchdog from firing while the userland is intact and functioning. Approved by: jeff (mentor)
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.Pp
Some contributions made by
.An Jeff Roberson Aq jeff@FreeBSD.org .
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