SOURCES: watchdog-foreground.patch - updated for 5.2.6

blues blues at pld-linux.org
Sun Jul 30 22:13:35 CEST 2006


Author: blues                        Date: Sun Jul 30 20:13:35 2006 GMT
Module: SOURCES                       Tag: HEAD
---- Log message:
- updated for 5.2.6

---- Files affected:
SOURCES:
   watchdog-foreground.patch (1.1 -> 1.2) 

---- Diffs:

================================================================
Index: SOURCES/watchdog-foreground.patch
diff -u SOURCES/watchdog-foreground.patch:1.1 SOURCES/watchdog-foreground.patch:1.2
--- SOURCES/watchdog-foreground.patch:1.1	Sat Jun  4 18:08:44 2005
+++ SOURCES/watchdog-foreground.patch	Sun Jul 30 22:13:30 2006
@@ -139,31 +139,30 @@
  
  #if defined(_POSIX_MEMLOCK)
      if (realtime == TRUE) {
-diff -dur -x '*~' watchdog-5.2.4.orig.orig/watchdog.8 watchdog-5.2.4.orig/watchdog.8
---- watchdog-5.2.4.orig.orig/watchdog.8	1999-12-20 12:19:58.000000000 +0100
-+++ watchdog-5.2.4.orig/watchdog.8	2005-06-04 17:07:01.000000000 +0200
-@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
- .I -b | --softboot
- ] [
- .I -q | --no-action
-+] [
-+.I -F | --foreground
- ]
- .br
+--- watchdog-5.2.6.orig/watchdog.8.org	2006-07-30 19:27:34.000000000 +0000
++++ watchdog-5.2.6.orig/watchdog.8	2006-07-30 19:31:34.000000000 +0000
+@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
+ .RB [ \-s | \-\-sync ]
+ .RB [ \-b | \-\-softboot ] 
+ .RB [ \-q | \-\-no\-action ]
++.RB [ \-F | \-\-foreground ]
  .SH DESCRIPTION
-@@ -94,9 +96,14 @@
- Also your hardware card resp. the kernel software watchdog driver is not
- enabled. Note that temperature checking is also disabled since this triggers
+ The Linux kernel can reset the system if serious problems are detected.
+ This can be implemented via special watchdog hardware, or via a slightly
+@@ -107,10 +108,15 @@
+ Also your hardware card or the kernel software watchdog driver is not
+ enabled. Temperature checking is also disabled since this triggers
  the hardware watchdog on some cards.
 +.TP
-+-F | --foreground
++.BR \-F ", "\-\-foreground
 +Do not fork into the background and do not detach from the terminal.
- .LP
  .SH FUNCTION
--Watchdog starts, put itself into the background and then try all checks
-+Watchdog starts, put itself into the background (unless 
+ After
+ .B watchdog 
+-starts, it puts itself into the background and then tries all checks
++starts, it puts itself into the background (unless
 +.I -F
-+option is given) and then try all checks
- specified in its config file in turn. Between each two tests it will trigger
- the kernel device. After finishing all tests watchdog goes to sleep for some
- time. The kernel drivers expects a write to the watchdog device every minute.
++option is given) and then tries all checks
+ specified in its configuration file in turn. Between each two tests it will write to
+ the kernel device to prevent a reset. 
+ After finishing all tests watchdog goes to sleep for some
================================================================

---- CVS-web:
    http://cvs.pld-linux.org/SOURCES/watchdog-foreground.patch?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&f=u



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