From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 2 May 2001 07:38:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 2 May 2001 07:38:15 -0400 Received: from router-100M.swansea.linux.org.uk ([194.168.151.17]:23055 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 2 May 2001 07:38:11 -0400 Subject: Re: Patch: softdog and WDIOS_DISABLECARD To: shane@cm.nu (Shane Wegner) Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 12:41:57 +0100 (BST) Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) In-Reply-To: <20010502003359.A20841@cm.nu> from "Shane Wegner" at May 02, 2001 12:33:59 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: From: Alan Cox Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I have found a potential problem with the current > implementation of the software watchdog. I have > CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT set for a reliable watchdog. > However, there are instances where I want to explicitly > shut it down. The problem with disabling It is intentional you cannot shut it down. The whole point of that mode of operation is that you can make definitive statements about your watchdogs. You can swap the watchdog process with any simple program that keeps it ticking while you do other work, then swap back.