From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266248AbUHWSKl (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:10:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266273AbUHWSKk (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:10:40 -0400 Received: from the-village.bc.nu ([81.2.110.252]:23954 "EHLO localhost.localdomain") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266248AbUHWSKe (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:10:34 -0400 Subject: Re: strange softdog message on 2.4.20 kernel... From: Alan Cox To: Matthew Qvapul Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <412a2a39b5831@wp.pl> References: <412a20af1d388@wp.pl> <1093277771.29850.0.camel@localhost.localdomain> <412a2a39b5831@wp.pl> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1093280907.29850.15.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:08:28 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Llu, 2004-08-23 at 18:32, Matthew Qvapul wrote: > So probably it means that redhat changed kernel configuration > kernel between versions 2.4.18 and 2.4.20. > > Do You approve the fact that my mashine was rebooted because of > such kernel config ? Good to know it works properly. I'd have to dig back but I think what actually probably occurred is that 2.4.18 to 2.4.20 was the great watchdog driver clean up when various drivers lacking "NOWAYOUT" support got fixed properly upstream and a whole pile of other API variances got cleaned up and resolved. Alan