From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f179.google.com ([209.85.192.179]:46296 "EHLO mail-pd0-f179.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751724AbaDYKwt (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Apr 2014 06:52:49 -0400 From: Masanari Iida To: wim@iguana.be, linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, thomas.mingarelli@hp.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Masanari Iida Subject: [PATCH] doc: watchdog: Add an usage note on hpwdt with hp-asrd Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:52:29 +0900 Message-Id: <1398423149-5028-1-git-send-email-standby24x7@gmail.com> Sender: linux-watchdog-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org An agent software called hp-asrd from Hewlett Packard updates same iLO watchdog timer as hpwdt does update. So they can not be uses simultaneously. Add this usage note in hpwdt.txt. Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida --- Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt index 9488078..719c38d 100644 --- a/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/hpwdt.txt @@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ Last reviewed: 06/02/2009 Hypertransport/CSI Error 31h - +hpwdt can not work as expected if hp-asrd is running simultaneously. +Because both hpwdt and hp-asrd update same iLO watchdog timer. -- Tom Mingarelli (thomas.mingarelli@hp.com) -- 2.0.0.rc0.38.g1697bf3