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IOPWDOG(4)          NetBSD/evbarm Kernel Interfaces Manual          IOPWDOG(4)


NAME

     iopwdog -- Intel I/O Processor Watchdog Timer


SYNOPSIS

     iopxs* at mainbus?
     iopwdog* at iopxs?


DESCRIPTION

     The iopwdog driver supports the watchdog timer built-in to the following
     Intel I/O Processors:

     ·   Intel i80321 I/O Processor

     The watchdog timer counts down at a fixed rate based on the clock speed
     of the XScale CPU core.  The period of the watchdog timer cannot be
     changed, nor can the watchdog time be disabled once is has been enabled.


SEE ALSO

     wdogctl(8)


HISTORY

     The iopwdog device first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.


AUTHORS

     The iopwdog driver was written by Jason R. Thorpe
     <thorpej@wasabisystems.com> and contributed by Wasabi Systems, Inc.

NetBSD 5.1                      August 2, 2002                      NetBSD 5.1