Re: IPMI watchdog question

[Arkadiusz Miskiewicz]

On Wednesday 28 of July 2004 11:08, Holger Kiehl wrote:
> Hello
>
> Using kernel 2.6.7 with ipmi watchdog compiled in, I have noticed that
> when the process writting to /dev/watchdog is killed (-9) the system is
> not reset. When I query the BMC to list the SEL it does report:
>
>    Watchdog 2 #0x03 | Timer expired
>
> So the BMC does notice that the timer did expire but no action is taken.
> What must I do so it resets my system?
Do you have CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT enabled?

Also driver needs to be converted to honor nowayout module option, too.

> Thanks,
> Holger

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Arkadiusz Miśkiewicz     CS at FoE, Wroclaw University of Technology
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