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Signed-off-by: Shubham Chakraborty --- Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst index 78e228c272cf..984f7362d5fb 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst @@ -268,4 +268,13 @@ The following options are available: WDIOS_TEMPPANIC Kernel panic on temperature trip ================= ================================ -[FIXME -- better explanations] +The WDIOS_DISABLECARD option allows you to stop the watchdog timer via +software. Note that this will only work if the "nowayout" module parameter +(or CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) is not set. + +The WDIOS_ENABLECARD option turns on the watchdog timer. + +The WDIOS_TEMPPANIC option is used by some drivers (like the pcwd driver) +to trigger a system halt (typically a kernel panic or power off) when the +temperature trip point is reached. This ensures that the system is halted +immediately in case of an overheat condition. -- 2.53.0