Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751423AbWEDHai (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 May 2006 03:30:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751428AbWEDHai (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 May 2006 03:30:38 -0400 Received: from faui03.informatik.uni-erlangen.de ([131.188.30.103]:45801 "EHLO faui03.informatik.uni-erlangen.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751423AbWEDHah (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 May 2006 03:30:37 -0400 Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 09:30:35 +0200 From: Thomas Glanzmann To: "Randy.Dunlap" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, nils@kernelconcepts.de Subject: Re: i8xx TCO timer: does not reset my machine Message-ID: <20060504073035.GB18695@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> Mail-Followup-To: Thomas Glanzmann , "Randy.Dunlap" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, nils@kernelconcepts.de References: <20060501225948.GM1487@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> <20060503163207.aac77d39.rdunlap@xenotime.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="17pEHd4RhPHOinZp" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060503163207.aac77d39.rdunlap@xenotime.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 4645 Lines: 94 --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Hello Randy, thanks for the reply, but the problem isn't how I tried to trigger it from the userland but how the new chips work. See attached eMail. Nevertheless at the moment the software watchdog is okay with me. But the userland 'watchdog' programm is driving me crazy. 6 false positives in less than 48 hours which resulted into reboots. I think that I will put some work into writing something more reliable. Thomas --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on faui03.informatik.uni-erlangen.de X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.1 X-Original-To: sithglan@stud.informatik.uni-erlangen.de Delivered-To: sithglan@stud.informatik.uni-erlangen.de Received: from max71.rrze.uni-erlangen.de (max71.rrze.uni-erlangen.de [131.188.3.181]) by faui03.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE7A33060F for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:38:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fau-vscan-1.rrze.uni-erlangen.de ([131.188.3.181] [131.188.3.181]) by faurelaysmart-1.rrze.uni-erlangen.de with ESMTP for sithglan@stud.uni-erlangen.de; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:38:43 +0200 Received: from max71.rrze.uni-erlangen.de ([131.188.3.181]) by fau-vscan-1.rrze.uni-erlangen.de (fau-vscan-1.rrze.uni-erlangen.de [131.188.2.91]) (amavisd-new) with ESMTP id 06883-09-22 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:38:43 +0200 (MEST) Received: from outfbmx007.isp.belgacom.be (outfbmx007.isp.belgacom.be [195.238.5.104]) by faurelayrz-1.rrze.uni-erlangen.de with ESMTP for sithglan@stud.uni-erlangen.de; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:38:42 +0200 Received: from outmx025.isp.belgacom.be (outmx025.isp.belgacom.be [195.238.4.49]) by outfbmx007.isp.belgacom.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46E36395C6 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:08:11 +0200 (CEST) Received: from outmx025.isp.belgacom.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by outmx025.isp.belgacom.be (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11/Skynet-OUT-2.22) with ESMTP id k43I7vLK031063 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:07:57 +0200 (envelope-from ) Received: from infomag.iguana.be (103.146-136-217.adsl.skynet.be [217.136.146.103]) by outmx025.isp.belgacom.be (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11/Skynet-OUT-2.22) with ESMTP id k43I7nHQ030967 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:07:49 +0200 (envelope-from ) Received: from infomag.iguana.be (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by infomag.iguana.be (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k43I7nG9004380 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:07:49 +0200 Received: (from wim@localhost) by infomag.iguana.be (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k43I7nid004379 for sithglan@stud.uni-erlangen.de; Wed, 3 May 2006 20:07:49 +0200 Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 20:07:49 +0200 From: Wim Van Sebroeck To: Thomas Glanzmann Subject: Re: i8xx TCO timer: does not reset my machine Message-Id: <20060503180749.GA4203@infomag.infomag.iguana.be> References: <20060502135230.GD16099@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060502135230.GD16099@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616 (RRZE) on max71.rrze.uni-erlangen.de Hi Thomas, > > [ I wrote you this in case you missed it on LKML ] > > I have one additional question. Might it be possible that the > southbridge does support the watchdog but isn't wired to actually do the > reset or is this a sofware problem in the driver? > > I have an Intel board (D915GEV/D915GRF) with an onboard i8xx TCO timer > watchdog on it. I compiled a kernel and tried to make it reset my > machine, but it simply doesn't. I use Linus Linux tree (GIT HEAD), the > following watchdog related configuration: Intel changed the way the ICH6 & ICH7 work. I have new code for this and since yesterday evening an intel motherboard to test it with. Update will follow... Bug is open for it on bug.kernel.org. Greetings, Wim. --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/