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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
| − | * Load the module | + | * Load the module if the watchdog is compiled as a module: |
| + | {{Note|On [[APF27]]/[[APF28]]/[[APF51]]/ the watchdog driver is compiled within the kernel and do not need to be loaded at runtime.}} | ||
<pre class="apf"> | <pre class="apf"> | ||
# modprobe imx2-wdt timeout=5 | # modprobe imx2-wdt timeout=5 | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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You can now access the watchdog through ''/dev/watchdog'' device file: | You can now access the watchdog through ''/dev/watchdog'' device file: | ||
* to activate it, just open the file, then you will have to write to this file regularly or your system will be reseted. | * to activate it, just open the file, then you will have to write to this file regularly or your system will be reseted. | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 24 April 2012
On this page, you will find usefull informations to configure and use the Watchdog of your APF boards.
Contents
Configuration
First be sure to have the Watchdog Linux driver activated:
$ make linux26-menuconfig
[*] Watchdog Timer Support --->
<M> IMX2+ Watchdog
$ make
Installation
If you choose to include driver in Linux kernel then reflash your kernel image.
Else either copy the generated module through NFS to your board or reflash your rootfs.
Usage
- Load the module if the watchdog is compiled as a module:
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Note: On APF27/APF28/APF51/ the watchdog driver is compiled within the kernel and do not need to be loaded at runtime. |
# modprobe imx2-wdt timeout=5
You can now access the watchdog through /dev/watchdog device file:
- to activate it, just open the file, then you will have to write to this file regularly or your system will be reseted.
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Note: On APF27 and APF51 the watchdog is then unstoppable and will reset your board if you don't service it |
- there is a small daemon useful to periodically trig the watchdog and reset or reboot the apf board on timeout (here reset watchdog every 3 seconds and ask to reboot after 5s if not serviced):
# watchdog -T 5 -t 3 /dev/watchdog
If your system hangs, the daemon can't trig the watchdog and your system is reseted. To quickly check that you can do a:
# killall watchdog
