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286ef1a57dSSascha Wildner.Dd May 3, 2012
29ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Dt ICHWD 4
30ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Os
31ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Sh NAME
32ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Nm ichwd
33ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Nd device driver for the Intel ICH watchdog interrupt timer
34ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Sh SYNOPSIS
35ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotTo compile this driver into the kernel,
36ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotplace the following line in your
37ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotkernel configuration file:
38ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Bd -ragged -offset indent
39ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Cd "device ichwd"
40ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Ed
41ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Pp
42ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotAlternatively, to load the driver as a
43ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotmodule at boot time, place the following line in
44ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Xr loader.conf 5 :
45ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Bd -literal -offset indent
46ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotichwd_load="YES"
47ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Ed
48ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Sh DESCRIPTION
49ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotThe
50ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Nm
51ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotdriver provides
52ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Xr watchdog 4
53ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotsupport for the watchdog interrupt timer present on
54ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotall Intel ICH motherboard chipsets.
55ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Pp
56ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotThe ICH WDT counts down in ticks of approximately 0.6 seconds; the
57ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotexact value depends on hardware quality and environmental factors.
58ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotSupported watchdog intervals range from 2 to 63 ticks.
59ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Pp
60ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotNote that on some ICH-based systems, the WDT may be present but
61ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotdisabled, either in hardware or by the BIOS.
62ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotThe
63ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Nm
64ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotdriver attempts to detect this condition and will refuse to attach if
65ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotit believes the WDT is disabled.
66ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Sh SEE ALSO
676ef1a57dSSascha Wildner.Xr watchdogd 8
686ef1a57dSSascha Wildner.\".Xr wdog 4 ,
696ef1a57dSSascha Wildner.\".Xr wdog 9
70ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Rs
71ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.%T Using the Intel ICH Family Watchdog Timer (WDT)
72ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.%R Intel Application Note AP-725
73ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.%O Document Number 292273-001
74ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Re
75ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Sh HISTORY
76ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotThe
77ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Nm
78ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotdriver first appeared in
79ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Fx 5.3 .
80ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Sh AUTHORS
81ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.An -nosplit
82ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotThe
83ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeot.Nm
84ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotdriver was written by
85*b2a6f486SFranco Fichtner.An Wm. Daryl Hawkins Aq Mt dhawkins@tamu.edu
86ace1ab86SFrancois Tigeotof Texas A&M University and
87*b2a6f486SFranco Fichtner.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@FreeBSD.org .
88ace1ab86SFrancois TigeotThis manual page was written by
89*b2a6f486SFranco Fichtner.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@FreeBSD.org .
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