[U-Boot-Users] CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG in 1.1.6

vb vb at vsbe.com
Tue Mar 20 16:23:44 CET 2007


Well, the utility of watchdog kicking from within timer interrupt is
somewhat limited - what if a background program enters an endless loop
for whatever reason with interrupts enabled - we'd rather get reset by
a watchdog in this situation than sit there indefinitely.

cheers,
/vb


On 3/20/07, Daniel Hobi <dhobi at gmx.net> wrote:
> On 20.03.2007 01:43, vb wrote:
> > I am trying to enable hardware watchdog in version 1.1.6 on an 85xx
> > based platform.
> >
> > I added CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG definition to include/configs/<platform>.h
> > and provided the hw_watchdog_reset() function. The image compiled and
> > linked nicely, but once I run it in u-boot CLI (monitor) mode - it
> > gets killed by the watchdog in no time.
>
> The 85xx seems to support a timer interrupt based hardware watchdog
> model by enabling CONFIG_WATCHDOG (note the difference to your define).
> Have a look at these functions:
>
> cpu/mpc85xx/interrupts.c: timer_interrupt
> cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c: reset_85xx_watchdog
>
> Maybe these fit your need?
>
> Best Regards,
> Daniel
>




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