Re: System reboot triggered by just reading a device file....!?

[Clemens Koller]

devzero@xxxxxx schrieb:

> [was: reading /dev/watchdog triggers reboot as intended]
> need to change my own philosophy now, because i learned that reading isn`t harmless.   ;)

If you want to protect you from your curiosity (or from reading anything),
you could just disable the watchdog in the kernel.
See: Device Drivers -> Character devices -> Watchdog Timer Support -> ...

Regards,
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Clemens Koller
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