diff --git a/share/man/man4/ichwd.4 b/share/man/man4/ichwd.4 index f2608ed98611..f9998dcddfc9 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ichwd.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ichwd.4 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd August 23, 2007 +.Dd August 20, 2008 .Dt ICHWD 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -50,12 +50,29 @@ The .Nm driver provides .Xr watchdog 4 -support for the watchdog interrupt timer present in -the Intel ICH motherboard chipsets. +support for the watchdog interrupt timer present on +all Intel ICH motherboard chipsets. +.Pp +The ICH WDT counts down in ticks of approximately 0.6 seconds; the +exact value depends on hardware quality and environmental factors. +Supported watchdog intervals range from 2 to 63 ticks. +.Pp +Note that on some ICH-based systems, the WDT may be present but +disabled, either in hardware or by the BIOS. +The +.Nm +driver attempts to detect this condition and will refuse to attach if +it believes the WDT is disabled. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr watchdog 4 , .Xr watchdog 8 , -.Xr watchdogd 8 +.Xr watchdogd 8, +.Xr watchdog 9 +.Rs +.%T Using the Intel ICH Family Watchdog Timer (WDT) +.%R Intel Application Note AP-725 +.%O Document Number 292273-001 +.Re .Sh HISTORY The .Nm @@ -65,8 +82,9 @@ driver first appeared in .An -nosplit The .Nm -driver was originally written by -.An Wm. Daryl Hawkins -of Texas A&M University. +driver was written by +.An Wm. Daryl Hawkins Aq dhawkins@tamu.edu +of Texas A&M University and +.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@FreeBSD.org . This manual page was written by .An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@FreeBSD.org . diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.i386/Makefile b/share/man/man4/man4.i386/Makefile index 001a19675ea3..89eba8595dee 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.i386/Makefile +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.i386/Makefile @@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ MAN= aic.4 \ ex.4 \ fe.4 \ glxsb.4 \ - ichwd.4 \ ie.4 \ longrun.4 \ mcd.4 \ diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.i386/ichwd.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.i386/ichwd.4 deleted file mode 100644 index a6583cce012b..000000000000 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.i386/ichwd.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -.\"- -.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Dag-Erling Coïdan Smørgrav -.\" All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions -.\" are met: -.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the -.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products -.\" derived from this software without specific prior written permission. -.\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND -.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE -.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS -.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT -.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY -.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF -.\" SUCH DAMAGE. -.\" -.\" $FreeBSD$ -.\" -.Dd May 11, 2004 -.Dt ICHWD 4 i386 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm ichwd -.Nd Intel ICH watchdog timer driver -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Cd device ichwd -.Sh DESCRIPTION -This driver provides access to the watchdog timer (WDT) present on all -Intel ICH chipsets. -.Pp -The ICH WDT counts down in ticks of approximately 0.6 seconds; the -exact value depends on hardware quality and environmental factors. -Supported watchdog intervals range from 2 to 63 ticks. -.Pp -Note that on some ICH-based systems, the WDT may be present but -disabled, either in hardware or by the BIOS. -The -.Nm -driver attempts to detect this condition and will refuse to attach if -it believes the WDT is disabled. -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr watchdog 4 , -.Xr watchdog 8 , -.Xr watchdogd 8 , -.Xr watchdog 9 -.Rs -.%T Using the Intel ICH Family Watchdog Timer (WDT) -.%R Intel Application Note AP-725 -.%O Document Number 292273-001 -.Re -.Sh HISTORY -The -.Nm -driver appeared in -.Fx 5.3 . -.Sh AUTHORS -.An -nosplit -The -.Nm -driver was written by -.An Wm. Daryl Hawkins Aq dhawkins@tamu.edu -and -.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@FreeBSD.org . -This manual page was written by -.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@FreeBSD.org .