Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:47:14 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Jeff Roberson <jroberson@chesapeake.net> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Software Watchdog Message-ID: <20021117154714.6ddf3c10.Alexander@Leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20021115191632.U22491-100000@mail.chesapeake.net> References: <20021115191632.U22491-100000@mail.chesapeake.net>
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On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 19:21:08 -0500 (EST)
Jeff Roberson <jroberson@chesapeake.net> wrote:
> Sean Kelly has implemented a software watchdog based on input from myself
> and Peter. This works through a simple watcdog daemon that checks in with
> the kernel every so often. The kernel complains via hardclock() if the
> watchdog times out. This will be very useful for debugging hard lockups
> because hardclock() comes in through a fast intr. There are few things
> that will stop hardclock() from firing.
Is there also the possibility to reset the machine instead of complaining?
Bye,
Alexander.
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