2 # Watchdog device configuration
8 bool "Watchdog Timer Support"
10 If you say Y here (and to one of the following options) and create a
11 character special file /dev/watchdog with major number 10 and minor
12 number 130 using mknod ("man mknod"), you will get a watchdog, i.e.:
13 subsequently opening the file and then failing to write to it for
14 longer than 1 minute will result in rebooting the machine. This
15 could be useful for a networked machine that needs to come back
16 online as fast as possible after a lock-up. There's both a watchdog
17 implementation entirely in software (which can sometimes fail to
18 reboot the machine) and a driver for hardware watchdog boards, which
19 are more robust and can also keep track of the temperature inside
20 your computer. For details, read <file:Documentation/watchdog/watchdog.txt>
23 The watchdog is usually used together with the watchdog daemon
24 which is available from
25 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/daemons/watchdog/>. This daemon can
26 also monitor NFS connections and can reboot the machine when the process
31 config WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
32 bool "Disable watchdog shutdown on close"
35 The default watchdog behaviour (which you get if you say N here) is
36 to stop the timer if the process managing it closes the file
37 /dev/watchdog. It's always remotely possible that this process might
38 get killed. If you say Y here, the watchdog cannot be stopped once
42 # General Watchdog drivers
45 comment "Watchdog Device Drivers"
48 # Architecture Independant
51 tristate "Software watchdog"
54 A software monitoring watchdog. This will fail to reboot your system
55 from some situations that the hardware watchdog will recover
56 from. Equally it's a lot cheaper to install.
58 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
59 module will be called softdog.
64 tristate "DC21285 watchdog"
65 depends on WATCHDOG && FOOTBRIDGE
67 The Intel Footbridge chip contains a builtin watchdog circuit. Say Y
68 here if you wish to use this. Alternatively say M to compile the
69 driver as a module, which will be called wdt285.
71 This driver does not work on all machines. In particular, early CATS
72 boards have hardware problems that will cause the machine to simply
73 lock up if the watchdog fires.
75 "If in doubt, leave it out" - say N.
78 tristate "NetWinder WB83C977 watchdog"
79 depends on WATCHDOG && FOOTBRIDGE && ARCH_NETWINDER
81 Say Y here to include support for the WB977 watchdog included in
82 NetWinder machines. Alternatively say M to compile the driver as
83 a module, which will be called wdt977.
85 Not sure? It's safe to say N.
87 config IXP2000_WATCHDOG
88 tristate "IXP2000 Watchdog"
89 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_IXP2000
91 Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
92 in the Intel IXP2000(2400, 2800, 2850) network processors.
93 This driver can be built as a module by choosing M. The module
94 will be called ixp2000_wdt.
96 Say N if you are unsure.
98 config IXP4XX_WATCHDOG
99 tristate "IXP4xx Watchdog"
100 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_IXP4XX
102 Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
103 in the Intel IXP4xx network processors. This driver can
104 be built as a module by choosing M. The module will
105 be called ixp4xx_wdt.
107 Note: The internal IXP4xx watchdog does a soft CPU reset
108 which doesn't reset any peripherals. There are circumstances
109 where the watchdog will fail to reset the board correctly
110 (e.g., if the boot ROM is in an unreadable state).
112 Say N if you are unsure.
114 config S3C2410_WATCHDOG
115 tristate "S3C2410 Watchdog"
116 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_S3C2410
118 Watchdog timer block in the Samsung S3C2410 chips. This will
119 reboot the system when the timer expires with the watchdog
122 The driver is limited by the speed of the system's PCLK
123 signal, so with reasonbaly fast systems (PCLK around 50-66MHz)
124 then watchdog intervals of over approximately 20seconds are
127 The driver can be built as a module by choosing M, and will
128 be called s3c2410_wdt
130 config SA1100_WATCHDOG
131 tristate "SA1100/PXA2xx watchdog"
132 depends on WATCHDOG && ( ARCH_SA1100 || ARCH_PXA )
134 Watchdog timer embedded into SA11x0 and PXA2xx chips. This will
135 reboot your system when timeout is reached.
137 NOTE: once enabled, this timer cannot be disabled.
139 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
140 module will be called sa1100_wdt.
142 # X86 (i386 + ia64 + x86_64) Architecture
145 tristate "Acquire SBC Watchdog Timer"
146 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
148 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on Single Board
149 Computers produced by Acquire Inc (and others). This watchdog
150 simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze, and if
151 it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of time.
153 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
154 module will be called acquirewdt.
156 Most people will say N.
159 tristate "Advantech SBC Watchdog Timer"
160 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
162 If you are configuring a Linux kernel for the Advantech single-board
163 computer, say `Y' here to support its built-in watchdog timer
164 feature. More information can be found at
165 <http://www.advantech.com.tw/products/>
168 tristate "ALi M1535 PMU Watchdog Timer"
169 depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
171 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the ALi M1535 PMU.
173 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
174 module will be called alim1535_wdt.
176 Most people will say N.
179 tristate "ALi M7101 PMU Computer Watchdog"
180 depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
182 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the ALi M7101 PMU
183 as used in the x86 Cobalt servers.
185 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
186 module will be called alim7101_wdt.
188 Most people will say N.
191 tristate "AMD Elan SC520 processor Watchdog"
192 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
194 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog built in to the
195 AMD "Elan" SC520 microcomputer commonly used in embedded systems.
196 This watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't
197 freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain
200 You can compile this driver directly into the kernel, or use
201 it as a module. The module will be called sc520_wdt.
204 tristate "Eurotech CPU-1220/1410 Watchdog Timer"
205 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
207 Enable support for the watchdog timer on the Eurotech CPU-1220 and
208 CPU-1410 cards. These are PC/104 SBCs. Spec sheets and product
209 information are at <http://www.eurotech.it/>.
212 tristate "IB700 SBC Watchdog Timer"
213 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
215 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the IB700 Single
216 Board Computer produced by TMC Technology (www.tmc-uk.com). This watchdog
217 simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze, and if
218 it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of time.
220 This driver is like the WDT501 driver but for slightly different hardware.
222 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
223 module will be called ib700wdt.
225 Most people will say N.
228 tristate "IBM Automatic Server Restart"
229 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
231 This is the driver for the IBM Automatic Server Restart watchdog
232 timer builtin into some eServer xSeries machines.
234 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
235 module will be called ibmasr.
238 tristate "ICP Wafer 5823 Single Board Computer Watchdog"
239 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
241 This is a driver for the hardware watchdog on the ICP Wafer 5823
242 Single Board Computer (and probably other similar models).
244 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
245 module will be called wafer5823wdt.
248 tristate "Intel 6300ESB Timer/Watchdog"
249 depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
251 Hardware driver for the watchdog timer built into the Intel
252 6300ESB controller hub.
254 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
255 module will be called i6300esb.
258 tristate "Intel i8xx TCO Timer/Watchdog"
259 depends on WATCHDOG && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
261 Hardware driver for the TCO timer built into the Intel 82801
262 I/O Controller Hub family. The TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
263 timer is a watchdog timer that will reboot the machine after
264 its second expiration. The expiration time can be configured
265 with the "heartbeat" parameter.
267 On some motherboards the driver may fail to reset the chipset's
268 NO_REBOOT flag which prevents the watchdog from rebooting the
269 machine. If this is the case you will get a kernel message like
270 "failed to reset NO_REBOOT flag, reboot disabled by hardware".
272 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
273 module will be called i8xx_tco.
276 tristate "National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 (ala SC1200) Watchdog"
277 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
279 This is a driver for National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 hardware
280 watchdog cards as found on the SC1200. This watchdog is mainly used
281 for power management purposes and can be used to power down the device
282 during inactivity periods (includes interrupt activity monitoring).
284 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
285 module will be called sc1200wdt.
287 Most people will say N.
290 tristate "National Semiconductor SCx200 Watchdog"
291 depends on WATCHDOG && SCx200 && PCI
293 Enable the built-in watchdog timer support on the National
294 Semiconductor SCx200 processors.
296 If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_wdt.
299 tristate "SBC-60XX Watchdog Timer"
300 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
302 This driver can be used with the watchdog timer found on some
303 single board computers, namely the 6010 PII based computer.
304 It may well work with other cards. It reads port 0x443 to enable
305 and re-set the watchdog timer, and reads port 0x45 to disable
306 the watchdog. If you have a card that behave in similar ways,
307 you can probably make this driver work with your card as well.
309 You can compile this driver directly into the kernel, or use
310 it as a module. The module will be called sbc60xxwdt.
313 tristate "SBC8360 Watchdog Timer"
314 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
317 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the SBC8360 Single
318 Board Computer produced by Axiomtek Co., Ltd. (www.axiomtek.com).
320 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
321 module will be called sbc8360.ko.
323 Most people will say N.
326 tristate "SMA CPU5 Watchdog"
327 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
330 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
331 module will be called cpu5wdt.
334 tristate "W83627HF Watchdog Timer"
335 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
337 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83627HF chipset
338 as used in Advantech PC-9578 and Tyan S2721-533 motherboards
339 (and likely others). This watchdog simply watches your kernel to
340 make sure it doesn't freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer
341 after a certain amount of time.
343 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
344 module will be called w83627hf_wdt.
346 Most people will say N.
349 tristate "W83877F (EMACS) Watchdog Timer"
350 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
352 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83877F chipset
353 as used in EMACS PC-104 motherboards (and likely others). This
354 watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
355 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
358 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
359 module will be called w83877f_wdt.
361 Most people will say N.
364 tristate "W83977F (PCM-5335) Watchdog Timer"
365 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
367 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83977F I/O chip
368 as used in AAEON's PCM-5335 SBC (and likely others). This
369 watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
370 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
373 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
374 module will be called w83977f_wdt.
377 tristate "ZF MachZ Watchdog"
378 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
380 If you are using a ZF Micro MachZ processor, say Y here, otherwise
381 N. This is the driver for the watchdog timer builtin on that
382 processor using ZF-Logic interface. This watchdog simply watches
383 your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze, and if it does, it
384 reboots your computer after a certain amount of time.
386 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
387 module will be called machzwd.
389 # PowerPC Architecture
392 tristate "MPC8xx Watchdog Timer"
393 depends on WATCHDOG && 8xx
396 tristate "MV64X60 (Marvell Discovery) Watchdog Timer"
397 depends on WATCHDOG && MV64X60
400 tristate "PowerPC Book-E Watchdog Timer"
401 depends on WATCHDOG && (BOOKE || 4xx)
403 Please see Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt for
409 tristate "RTAS watchdog"
410 depends on WATCHDOG && PPC_RTAS
412 This driver adds watchdog support for the RTAS watchdog.
414 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
415 will be called wdrtas.
420 tristate "Indy/I2 Hardware Watchdog"
421 depends on WATCHDOG && SGI_IP22
423 Hardwaredriver for the Indy's/I2's watchdog. This is a
424 watchdog timer that will reboot the machine after a 60 second
425 timer expired and no process has written to /dev/watchdog during
431 tristate "z/VM Watchdog Timer"
432 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_S390
434 IBM s/390 and zSeries machines running under z/VM 5.1 or later
435 provide a virtual watchdog timer to their guest that cause a
436 user define Control Program command to be executed after a
439 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
440 will be called vmwatchdog.
442 # SUPERH Architecture
445 tristate "SuperH Watchdog"
446 depends on WATCHDOG && SUPERH
448 This driver adds watchdog support for the integrated watchdog in the
449 SuperH processors. If you have one of these processors and wish
450 to have watchdog support enabled, say Y, otherwise say N.
452 As a side note, saying Y here will automatically boost HZ to 1000
453 so that the timer has a chance to clear the overflow counter. On
454 slower systems (such as the SH-2 and SH-3) this will likely yield
455 some performance issues. As such, the WDT should be avoided here
456 unless it is absolutely necessary.
458 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
459 module will be called shwdt.
461 # SPARC64 Architecture
463 config WATCHDOG_CP1XXX
464 tristate "CP1XXX Hardware Watchdog support"
465 depends on WATCHDOG && SPARC64 && PCI
467 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog timers present on
468 Sun Microsystems CompactPCI models CP1400 and CP1500.
470 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
471 module will be called cpwatchdog.
473 If you do not have a CompactPCI model CP1400 or CP1500, or
474 another UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine boardset with hardware watchdog,
475 you should say N to this option.
478 tristate "RIO Hardware Watchdog support"
479 depends on WATCHDOG && SPARC64 && PCI
481 Say Y here to support the hardware watchdog capability on Sun RIO
482 machines. The watchdog timeout period is normally one minute but
483 can be changed with a boot-time parameter.
486 # ISA-based Watchdog Cards
489 comment "ISA-based Watchdog Cards"
490 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
493 tristate "Berkshire Products ISA-PC Watchdog"
494 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
496 This is the driver for the Berkshire Products ISA-PC Watchdog card.
497 This card simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
498 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
499 time. This driver is like the WDT501 driver but for different
500 hardware. Please read <file:Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.txt>. The PC
501 watchdog cards can be ordered from <http://www.berkprod.com/>.
503 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
504 module will be called pcwd.
506 Most people will say N.
509 tristate "Mixcom Watchdog"
510 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
512 This is a driver for the Mixcom hardware watchdog cards. This
513 watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
514 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
517 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
518 module will be called mixcomwd.
520 Most people will say N.
523 tristate "WDT Watchdog timer"
524 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
526 If you have a WDT500P or WDT501P watchdog board, say Y here,
527 otherwise N. It is not possible to probe for this board, which means
528 that you have to inform the kernel about the IO port and IRQ that
529 is needed (you can do this via the io and irq parameters)
531 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
532 module will be called wdt.
535 bool "WDT501 features"
538 Saying Y here and creating a character special file /dev/temperature
539 with major number 10 and minor number 131 ("man mknod") will give
540 you a thermometer inside your computer: reading from
541 /dev/temperature yields one byte, the temperature in degrees
542 Fahrenheit. This works only if you have a WDT501P watchdog board
545 If you want to enable the Fan Tachometer on the WDT501P, then you
546 can do this via the tachometer parameter. Only do this if you have a
547 fan tachometer actually set up.
550 # PCI-based Watchdog Cards
553 comment "PCI-based Watchdog Cards"
554 depends on WATCHDOG && PCI
557 tristate "Berkshire Products PCI-PC Watchdog"
558 depends on WATCHDOG && PCI
560 This is the driver for the Berkshire Products PCI-PC Watchdog card.
561 This card simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
562 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
563 time. The card can also monitor the internal temperature of the PC.
564 More info is available at <http://www.berkprod.com/pci_pc_watchdog.htm>.
566 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
567 module will be called pcwd_pci.
569 Most people will say N.
572 tristate "PCI-WDT500/501 Watchdog timer"
573 depends on WATCHDOG && PCI
575 If you have a PCI-WDT500/501 watchdog board, say Y here, otherwise N.
577 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
578 module will be called wdt_pci.
581 bool "PCI-WDT501 features"
584 Saying Y here and creating a character special file /dev/temperature
585 with major number 10 and minor number 131 ("man mknod") will give
586 you a thermometer inside your computer: reading from
587 /dev/temperature yields one byte, the temperature in degrees
588 Fahrenheit. This works only if you have a PCI-WDT501 watchdog board
591 If you want to enable the Fan Tachometer on the PCI-WDT501, then you
592 can do this via the tachometer parameter. Only do this if you have a
593 fan tachometer actually set up.
596 # USB-based Watchdog Cards
599 comment "USB-based Watchdog Cards"
600 depends on WATCHDOG && USB
603 tristate "Berkshire Products USB-PC Watchdog"
604 depends on WATCHDOG && USB
606 This is the driver for the Berkshire Products USB-PC Watchdog card.
607 This card simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
608 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
609 time. The card can also monitor the internal temperature of the PC.
610 More info is available at <http://www.berkprod.com/usb_pc_watchdog.htm>.
612 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
613 module will be called pcwd_usb.
615 Most people will say N.