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2.9 KiB
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91 lines
2.9 KiB
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.\" Copyright (c) 2007 Dag-Erling Coïdan Smørgrav
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd August 20, 2008
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.Dt ICHWD 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ichwd
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.Nd device driver for the Intel ICH watchdog interrupt timer
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following line in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device ichwd"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ichwd_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides
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.Xr watchdog 4
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support for the watchdog interrupt timer present on
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all Intel ICH motherboard chipsets.
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.Pp
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The ICH WDT counts down in ticks of approximately 0.6 seconds; the
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exact value depends on hardware quality and environmental factors.
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Supported watchdog intervals range from 2 to 63 ticks.
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.Pp
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Note that on some ICH-based systems, the WDT may be present but
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disabled, either in hardware or by the BIOS.
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The
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.Nm
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driver attempts to detect this condition and will refuse to attach if
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it believes the WDT is disabled.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr watchdog 4 ,
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.Xr watchdog 8 ,
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.Xr watchdogd 8 ,
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.Xr watchdog 9
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.Rs
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.%T Using the Intel ICH Family Watchdog Timer (WDT)
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.%R Intel Application Note AP-725
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.%O Document Number 292273-001
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.Re
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver first appeared in
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.Fx 5.3 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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driver was written by
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.An Wm. Daryl Hawkins Aq Mt dhawkins@tamu.edu
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of Texas A&M University and
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.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@FreeBSD.org .
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This manual page was written by
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.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@FreeBSD.org .
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