From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 2 Nov 2001 13:56:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 2 Nov 2001 13:54:36 -0500 Received: from [200.43.19.130] ([200.43.19.130]:19464 "EHLO altavista.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 2 Nov 2001 13:53:03 -0500 Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:52:52 -0300 From: Alberto Bertogli To: gspujar@hss.hns.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: software watchdog Message-ID: <20011102155252.A284@altavista.net> Mail-Followup-To: Alberto Bertogli , gspujar@hss.hns.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <65256AF8.00218CB4.00@sandesh.hss.hns.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <65256AF8.00218CB4.00@sandesh.hss.hns.com>; from gspujar@hss.hns.com on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 11:38:47AM +0530 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 11:38:47AM +0530, gspujar@hss.hns.com wrote: > Hi, > I am using software watchdog in my application. Is there any way to ensure that > watchdog continues its > job even after the process that opens the watchdog device crashes or teminates ? > I think CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT is exactly what you want. You find it just where you enabled your watchdog. Alberto