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 Independent
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 "AT91RM9200 watchdog"
65 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_AT91RM9200
67 Watchdog timer embedded into AT91RM9200 chips. This will reboot your
68 system when the timeout is reached.
71 tristate "DC21285 watchdog"
72 depends on WATCHDOG && FOOTBRIDGE
74 The Intel Footbridge chip contains a builtin watchdog circuit. Say Y
75 here if you wish to use this. Alternatively say M to compile the
76 driver as a module, which will be called wdt285.
78 This driver does not work on all machines. In particular, early CATS
79 boards have hardware problems that will cause the machine to simply
80 lock up if the watchdog fires.
82 "If in doubt, leave it out" - say N.
85 tristate "NetWinder WB83C977 watchdog"
86 depends on WATCHDOG && FOOTBRIDGE && ARCH_NETWINDER
88 Say Y here to include support for the WB977 watchdog included in
89 NetWinder machines. Alternatively say M to compile the driver as
90 a module, which will be called wdt977.
92 Not sure? It's safe to say N.
94 config IXP2000_WATCHDOG
95 tristate "IXP2000 Watchdog"
96 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_IXP2000
98 Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
99 in the Intel IXP2000(2400, 2800, 2850) network processors.
100 This driver can be built as a module by choosing M. The module
101 will be called ixp2000_wdt.
103 Say N if you are unsure.
105 config IXP4XX_WATCHDOG
106 tristate "IXP4xx Watchdog"
107 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_IXP4XX
109 Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
110 in the Intel IXP4xx network processors. This driver can
111 be built as a module by choosing M. The module will
112 be called ixp4xx_wdt.
114 Note: The internal IXP4xx watchdog does a soft CPU reset
115 which doesn't reset any peripherals. There are circumstances
116 where the watchdog will fail to reset the board correctly
117 (e.g., if the boot ROM is in an unreadable state).
119 Say N if you are unsure.
121 config S3C2410_WATCHDOG
122 tristate "S3C2410 Watchdog"
123 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_S3C2410
125 Watchdog timer block in the Samsung S3C2410 chips. This will
126 reboot the system when the timer expires with the watchdog
129 The driver is limited by the speed of the system's PCLK
130 signal, so with reasonably fast systems (PCLK around 50-66MHz)
131 then watchdog intervals of over approximately 20seconds are
134 The driver can be built as a module by choosing M, and will
135 be called s3c2410_wdt
137 config SA1100_WATCHDOG
138 tristate "SA1100/PXA2xx watchdog"
139 depends on WATCHDOG && ( ARCH_SA1100 || ARCH_PXA )
141 Watchdog timer embedded into SA11x0 and PXA2xx chips. This will
142 reboot your system when timeout is reached.
144 NOTE: once enabled, this timer cannot be disabled.
146 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
147 module will be called sa1100_wdt.
149 config MPCORE_WATCHDOG
150 tristate "MPcore watchdog"
151 depends on WATCHDOG && ARM_MPCORE_PLATFORM && LOCAL_TIMERS
153 Watchdog timer embedded into the MPcore system.
155 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
156 module will be called mpcore_wdt.
158 config EP93XX_WATCHDOG
159 tristate "EP93xx Watchdog"
160 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_EP93XX
162 Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
163 embedded in the Cirrus Logic EP93xx family of devices.
165 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
166 module will be called ep93xx_wdt.
169 tristate "OMAP Watchdog"
170 depends on WATCHDOG && (ARCH_OMAP16XX || ARCH_OMAP24XX)
172 Support for TI OMAP1610/OMAP1710/OMAP2420 watchdog. Say 'Y' here to
173 enable the OMAP1610/OMAP1710 watchdog timer.
175 config PNX4008_WATCHDOG
176 tristate "PNX4008 Watchdog"
177 depends on WATCHDOG && ARCH_PNX4008
179 Say Y here if to include support for the watchdog timer
180 in the PNX4008 processor.
181 This driver can be built as a module by choosing M. The module
182 will be called pnx4008_wdt.
184 Say N if you are unsure.
186 # X86 (i386 + ia64 + x86_64) Architecture
189 tristate "Acquire SBC Watchdog Timer"
190 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
192 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on Single Board
193 Computers produced by Acquire Inc (and others). This watchdog
194 simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze, and if
195 it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of time.
197 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
198 module will be called acquirewdt.
200 Most people will say N.
203 tristate "Advantech SBC Watchdog Timer"
204 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
206 If you are configuring a Linux kernel for the Advantech single-board
207 computer, say `Y' here to support its built-in watchdog timer
208 feature. More information can be found at
209 <http://www.advantech.com.tw/products/>
212 tristate "ALi M1535 PMU Watchdog Timer"
213 depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
215 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the ALi M1535 PMU.
217 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
218 module will be called alim1535_wdt.
220 Most people will say N.
223 tristate "ALi M7101 PMU Computer Watchdog"
224 depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
226 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the ALi M7101 PMU
227 as used in the x86 Cobalt servers.
229 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
230 module will be called alim7101_wdt.
232 Most people will say N.
235 tristate "AMD Elan SC520 processor Watchdog"
236 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
238 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog built in to the
239 AMD "Elan" SC520 microcomputer commonly used in embedded systems.
240 This watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't
241 freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain
244 You can compile this driver directly into the kernel, or use
245 it as a module. The module will be called sc520_wdt.
248 tristate "Eurotech CPU-1220/1410 Watchdog Timer"
249 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
251 Enable support for the watchdog timer on the Eurotech CPU-1220 and
252 CPU-1410 cards. These are PC/104 SBCs. Spec sheets and product
253 information are at <http://www.eurotech.it/>.
256 tristate "IB700 SBC Watchdog Timer"
257 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
259 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the IB700 Single
260 Board Computer produced by TMC Technology (www.tmc-uk.com). This watchdog
261 simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze, and if
262 it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of time.
264 This driver is like the WDT501 driver but for slightly different hardware.
266 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
267 module will be called ib700wdt.
269 Most people will say N.
272 tristate "IBM Automatic Server Restart"
273 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
275 This is the driver for the IBM Automatic Server Restart watchdog
276 timer builtin into some eServer xSeries machines.
278 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
279 module will be called ibmasr.
282 tristate "ICP Wafer 5823 Single Board Computer Watchdog"
283 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
285 This is a driver for the hardware watchdog on the ICP Wafer 5823
286 Single Board Computer (and probably other similar models).
288 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
289 module will be called wafer5823wdt.
292 tristate "Intel 6300ESB Timer/Watchdog"
293 depends on WATCHDOG && X86 && PCI
295 Hardware driver for the watchdog timer built into the Intel
296 6300ESB controller hub.
298 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
299 module will be called i6300esb.
302 tristate "Intel i8xx TCO Timer/Watchdog"
303 depends on WATCHDOG && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
305 Hardware driver for the TCO timer built into the Intel 82801
306 I/O Controller Hub family. The TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
307 timer is a watchdog timer that will reboot the machine after
308 its second expiration. The expiration time can be configured
309 with the "heartbeat" parameter.
311 On some motherboards the driver may fail to reset the chipset's
312 NO_REBOOT flag which prevents the watchdog from rebooting the
313 machine. If this is the case you will get a kernel message like
314 "failed to reset NO_REBOOT flag, reboot disabled by hardware".
316 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
317 module will be called i8xx_tco.
320 tristate "National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 (ala SC1200) Watchdog"
321 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
323 This is a driver for National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 hardware
324 watchdog cards as found on the SC1200. This watchdog is mainly used
325 for power management purposes and can be used to power down the device
326 during inactivity periods (includes interrupt activity monitoring).
328 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
329 module will be called sc1200wdt.
331 Most people will say N.
334 tristate "National Semiconductor SCx200 Watchdog"
335 depends on WATCHDOG && SCx200 && PCI
337 Enable the built-in watchdog timer support on the National
338 Semiconductor SCx200 processors.
340 If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_wdt.
343 tristate "SBC-60XX Watchdog Timer"
344 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
346 This driver can be used with the watchdog timer found on some
347 single board computers, namely the 6010 PII based computer.
348 It may well work with other cards. It reads port 0x443 to enable
349 and re-set the watchdog timer, and reads port 0x45 to disable
350 the watchdog. If you have a card that behave in similar ways,
351 you can probably make this driver work with your card as well.
353 You can compile this driver directly into the kernel, or use
354 it as a module. The module will be called sbc60xxwdt.
357 tristate "SBC8360 Watchdog Timer"
358 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
361 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the SBC8360 Single
362 Board Computer produced by Axiomtek Co., Ltd. (www.axiomtek.com).
364 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
365 module will be called sbc8360.ko.
367 Most people will say N.
370 tristate "SMA CPU5 Watchdog"
371 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
374 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
375 module will be called cpu5wdt.
378 tristate "W83627HF Watchdog Timer"
379 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
381 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83627HF chipset
382 as used in Advantech PC-9578 and Tyan S2721-533 motherboards
383 (and likely others). This watchdog simply watches your kernel to
384 make sure it doesn't freeze, and if it does, it reboots your computer
385 after a certain amount of time.
387 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
388 module will be called w83627hf_wdt.
390 Most people will say N.
393 tristate "W83877F (EMACS) Watchdog Timer"
394 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
396 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83877F chipset
397 as used in EMACS PC-104 motherboards (and likely others). This
398 watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
399 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
402 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
403 module will be called w83877f_wdt.
405 Most people will say N.
408 tristate "W83977F (PCM-5335) Watchdog Timer"
409 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
411 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog on the W83977F I/O chip
412 as used in AAEON's PCM-5335 SBC (and likely others). This
413 watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
414 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
417 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
418 module will be called w83977f_wdt.
421 tristate "ZF MachZ Watchdog"
422 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
424 If you are using a ZF Micro MachZ processor, say Y here, otherwise
425 N. This is the driver for the watchdog timer builtin on that
426 processor using ZF-Logic interface. This watchdog simply watches
427 your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze, and if it does, it
428 reboots your computer after a certain amount of time.
430 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
431 module will be called machzwd.
433 config SBC_EPX_C3_WATCHDOG
434 tristate "Winsystems SBC EPX-C3 watchdog"
435 depends on WATCHDOG && X86
437 This is the driver for the built-in watchdog timer on the EPX-C3
438 Single-board computer made by Winsystems, Inc.
440 *Note*: This hardware watchdog is not probeable and thus there
441 is no way to know if writing to its IO address will corrupt
442 your system or have any real effect. The only way to be sure
443 that this driver does what you want is to make sure you
444 are running it on an EPX-C3 from Winsystems with the watchdog
445 timer at IO address 0x1ee and 0x1ef. It will write to both those
446 IO ports. Basically, the assumption is made that if you compile
447 this driver into your kernel and/or load it as a module, that you
448 know what you are doing and that you are in fact running on an
451 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
452 module will be called sbc_epx_c3.
455 # PowerPC Architecture
458 tristate "MPC8xx Watchdog Timer"
459 depends on WATCHDOG && 8xx
462 tristate "MPC83xx Watchdog Timer"
463 depends on WATCHDOG && PPC_83xx
466 tristate "MV64X60 (Marvell Discovery) Watchdog Timer"
467 depends on WATCHDOG && MV64X60
470 tristate "PowerPC Book-E Watchdog Timer"
471 depends on WATCHDOG && (BOOKE || 4xx)
473 Please see Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt for
479 tristate "RTAS watchdog"
480 depends on WATCHDOG && PPC_RTAS
482 This driver adds watchdog support for the RTAS watchdog.
484 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
485 will be called wdrtas.
490 tristate "Indy/I2 Hardware Watchdog"
491 depends on WATCHDOG && SGI_IP22
493 Hardware driver for the Indy's/I2's watchdog. This is a
494 watchdog timer that will reboot the machine after a 60 second
495 timer expired and no process has written to /dev/watchdog during
501 tristate "z/VM Watchdog Timer"
502 depends on WATCHDOG && S390
504 IBM s/390 and zSeries machines running under z/VM 5.1 or later
505 provide a virtual watchdog timer to their guest that cause a
506 user define Control Program command to be executed after a
509 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
510 will be called vmwatchdog.
512 # SUPERH Architecture
515 tristate "SuperH Watchdog"
516 depends on WATCHDOG && SUPERH
518 This driver adds watchdog support for the integrated watchdog in the
519 SuperH processors. If you have one of these processors and wish
520 to have watchdog support enabled, say Y, otherwise say N.
522 As a side note, saying Y here will automatically boost HZ to 1000
523 so that the timer has a chance to clear the overflow counter. On
524 slower systems (such as the SH-2 and SH-3) this will likely yield
525 some performance issues. As such, the WDT should be avoided here
526 unless it is absolutely necessary.
528 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
529 module will be called shwdt.
532 bool "Allow mmap of SH WDT"
536 If you say Y here, user applications will be able to mmap the
539 # SPARC64 Architecture
541 config WATCHDOG_CP1XXX
542 tristate "CP1XXX Hardware Watchdog support"
543 depends on WATCHDOG && SPARC64 && PCI
545 This is the driver for the hardware watchdog timers present on
546 Sun Microsystems CompactPCI models CP1400 and CP1500.
548 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
549 module will be called cpwatchdog.
551 If you do not have a CompactPCI model CP1400 or CP1500, or
552 another UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine boardset with hardware watchdog,
553 you should say N to this option.
556 tristate "RIO Hardware Watchdog support"
557 depends on WATCHDOG && SPARC64 && PCI
559 Say Y here to support the hardware watchdog capability on Sun RIO
560 machines. The watchdog timeout period is normally one minute but
561 can be changed with a boot-time parameter.
564 # ISA-based Watchdog Cards
567 comment "ISA-based Watchdog Cards"
568 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
571 tristate "Berkshire Products ISA-PC Watchdog"
572 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
574 This is the driver for the Berkshire Products ISA-PC Watchdog card.
575 This card simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
576 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
577 time. This driver is like the WDT501 driver but for different
578 hardware. Please read <file:Documentation/watchdog/pcwd-watchdog.txt>. The PC
579 watchdog cards can be ordered from <http://www.berkprod.com/>.
581 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
582 module will be called pcwd.
584 Most people will say N.
587 tristate "Mixcom Watchdog"
588 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
590 This is a driver for the Mixcom hardware watchdog cards. This
591 watchdog simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
592 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
595 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
596 module will be called mixcomwd.
598 Most people will say N.
601 tristate "WDT Watchdog timer"
602 depends on WATCHDOG && ISA
604 If you have a WDT500P or WDT501P watchdog board, say Y here,
605 otherwise N. It is not possible to probe for this board, which means
606 that you have to inform the kernel about the IO port and IRQ that
607 is needed (you can do this via the io and irq parameters)
609 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
610 module will be called wdt.
613 bool "WDT501 features"
616 Saying Y here and creating a character special file /dev/temperature
617 with major number 10 and minor number 131 ("man mknod") will give
618 you a thermometer inside your computer: reading from
619 /dev/temperature yields one byte, the temperature in degrees
620 Fahrenheit. This works only if you have a WDT501P watchdog board
623 If you want to enable the Fan Tachometer on the WDT501P, then you
624 can do this via the tachometer parameter. Only do this if you have a
625 fan tachometer actually set up.
628 # PCI-based Watchdog Cards
631 comment "PCI-based Watchdog Cards"
632 depends on WATCHDOG && PCI
635 tristate "Berkshire Products PCI-PC Watchdog"
636 depends on WATCHDOG && PCI
638 This is the driver for the Berkshire Products PCI-PC Watchdog card.
639 This card simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
640 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
641 time. The card can also monitor the internal temperature of the PC.
642 More info is available at <http://www.berkprod.com/pci_pc_watchdog.htm>.
644 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
645 module will be called pcwd_pci.
647 Most people will say N.
650 tristate "PCI-WDT500/501 Watchdog timer"
651 depends on WATCHDOG && PCI
653 If you have a PCI-WDT500/501 watchdog board, say Y here, otherwise N.
655 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
656 module will be called wdt_pci.
659 bool "PCI-WDT501 features"
662 Saying Y here and creating a character special file /dev/temperature
663 with major number 10 and minor number 131 ("man mknod") will give
664 you a thermometer inside your computer: reading from
665 /dev/temperature yields one byte, the temperature in degrees
666 Fahrenheit. This works only if you have a PCI-WDT501 watchdog board
669 If you want to enable the Fan Tachometer on the PCI-WDT501, then you
670 can do this via the tachometer parameter. Only do this if you have a
671 fan tachometer actually set up.
674 # USB-based Watchdog Cards
677 comment "USB-based Watchdog Cards"
678 depends on WATCHDOG && USB
681 tristate "Berkshire Products USB-PC Watchdog"
682 depends on WATCHDOG && USB
684 This is the driver for the Berkshire Products USB-PC Watchdog card.
685 This card simply watches your kernel to make sure it doesn't freeze,
686 and if it does, it reboots your computer after a certain amount of
687 time. The card can also monitor the internal temperature of the PC.
688 More info is available at <http://www.berkprod.com/usb_pc_watchdog.htm>.
690 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
691 module will be called pcwd_usb.
693 Most people will say N.