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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man4/pwdog.4 b/static/netbsd/man4/pwdog.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9b5facb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/netbsd/man4/pwdog.4 @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: pwdog.4,v 1.4 2014/03/18 18:20:39 riastradh Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: pwdog.4,v 1.6 2007/12/23 22:16:39 jmc Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2011 Marc Balmer <mbalmer@NetBSD.org> +.\" Copyright (c) 2006 Marc Balmer <marc@msys.ch> +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd August 11, 2011 +.Dt PWDOG 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm pwdog +.Nd Quancom PWDOG1 watchdog timer device +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "pwdog0 at pci?" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver provides support for Quancom PWDOG1 boards. +.Pp +If the kernel crashes, the watchdog timer is not reset and the system will +reboot (assuming a proper connection is made between the PWDOG1 and +the motherboard). +Alternatively, the watchdog can be reinitialized via a userland process which +ensures that process scheduling, not just kernel timeout processing, is still +taking place. +.Pp +The timeout period of the PWDOG1 card is set using DIP switches and cannot +be changed by software. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr pci 4 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver first appeared in +.Ox 4.1 +and +.Nx 6.0 . +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Marc Balmer Aq Mt mbalmer@NetBSD.org . |