Re: [PATCH] watchdog: add support for w83697hg chip

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Samuel Tardieu wrote:
> On  6/09, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> 
> | So in the case the BIOS sets the watchdog to 4 mins
> | for example the 2 drivers are a little different.
> | 
> | W83627HF resets to timeout seconds on module load
> | W83697HG resets to timeout seconds on /dev/watchdog open
> 
> Yes, I'm reluctant at changing anything set by the BIOS before the first
> *use* of the module.

Sure.

> In particular, if the watchdog was not activated by
> default in the BIOS, I'd prefer the box not to reboot just because the
> module was loaded (maybe by mistake) if no daemon open /dev/watchdog
> at least once.

Of course. To clarify, the W83627HF watchdog does not enable
the watchdog on load if the BIOS had not enabled it already.

cheers,
Pádraig.
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