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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
To: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: iTCO_wdt: optionally leave watchdog enabled during restart
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:39:01 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <12164.1310053141@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:09:36 MDT." <20110706160936.4002.1846.stgit@bhelgaas.mtv.corp.google.com>

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On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:09:36 MDT, Bjorn Helgaas said:

> If we reboot via BIOS, BIOS should disable the watchdog itself, so this
> shouldn't cause unintended resets, even if the user interrupts the boot.

Yes, but didn't Linus say something about BIOS code authors being
crack-addicted monkeys? :)

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  reply	other threads:[~2011-07-07 15:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-07-06 16:09 [PATCH 0/2] [RFC] watchdog reboot timeout Bjorn Helgaas
2011-07-06 16:09 ` [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: iTCO_wdt: optionally leave watchdog enabled during restart Bjorn Helgaas
2011-07-07 15:39   ` Valdis.Kletnieks [this message]
2011-07-07 15:53     ` Pádraig Brady
2011-07-12 17:22       ` Bjorn Helgaas
2011-07-06 16:09 ` [PATCH 2/2] watchdog: nv_tco: " Bjorn Helgaas
2011-07-07 13:51 ` [PATCH 0/2] [RFC] watchdog reboot timeout Pádraig Brady
2011-07-12 16:25   ` Bjorn Helgaas
2011-07-12 21:36     ` Pádraig Brady

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