to run the program with an "&" to run it in the background!)
If you want to write a program to be compatible with the PC Watchdog
- driver, simply use of modify the watchdog test program:
+ driver, simply use or modify the watchdog test program:
tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c
WDIOC_GETSUPPORT
This returns the support of the card itself. This
- returns in structure "PCWDS" which returns:
+ returns in structure watchdog_info:
+
+ identity = "PCWD"
+
+ options = list of supported options::
+ WDIOF_OVERHEAT
+ WDIOF_CARDRESET
+ WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING
+ WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT
+ WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE
- options = WDIOS_TEMPPANIC
- (This card supports temperature)
firmware_version = xxxx
(Firmware version of the card)
WDIOC_GETSTATUS
This returns the status of the card, with the bits of
- WDIOF_* bitwise-anded into the value. (The comments
+ WDIOF_* bitwise-ored into the value. (The comments
are in include/uapi/linux/watchdog.h)
WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS
WDIOC_GETTEMP
This returns the temperature of the card. (You can also
- read /dev/watchdog, which gives a temperature update
+ read /dev/temperature, which gives a temperature update
every second.)
WDIOC_SETOPTIONS