1This file provides information on the module parameters of many of
2the Linux watchdog drivers.  Watchdog driver parameter specs should
3be listed here unless the driver has its own driver-specific information
4file.
5
6
7See Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt for information on
8providing kernel parameters for builtin drivers versus loadable
9modules.
10
11
12-------------------------------------------------
13acquirewdt:
14wdt_stop: Acquire WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x43)
15wdt_start: Acquire WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)
16nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
17	(default=kernel config parameter)
18-------------------------------------------------
19advantechwdt:
20wdt_stop: Advantech WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x443)
21wdt_start: Advantech WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)
22timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=63, default=60.
23nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
24	(default=kernel config parameter)
25-------------------------------------------------
26alim1535_wdt:
27timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0 < timeout < 18000, default=60
28nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
29	(default=kernel config parameter)
30-------------------------------------------------
31alim7101_wdt:
32timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30
33use_gpio: Use the gpio watchdog (required by old cobalt boards).
34	default=0/off/no
35nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
36	(default=kernel config parameter)
37-------------------------------------------------
38ar7_wdt:
39margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default=60)
40nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
41	(default=kernel config parameter)
42-------------------------------------------------
43at32ap700x_wdt:
44timeout: Timeout value. Limited to be 1 or 2 seconds. (default=2)
45nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
46	(default=kernel config parameter)
47-------------------------------------------------
48at91rm9200_wdt:
49wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=5)
50nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
51	(default=kernel config parameter)
52-------------------------------------------------
53at91sam9_wdt:
54heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. (default = 15)
55nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
56	(default=kernel config parameter)
57-------------------------------------------------
58bcm47xx_wdt:
59wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=30)
60nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
61	(default=kernel config parameter)
62-------------------------------------------------
63bfin_wdt:
64timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=((2^32)/SCLK), default=20)
65nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
66	(default=kernel config parameter)
67-------------------------------------------------
68coh901327_wdt:
69margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)
70-------------------------------------------------
71cpu5wdt:
72port: base address of watchdog card, default is 0x91
73verbose: be verbose, default is 0 (no)
74ticks: count down ticks, default is 10000
75-------------------------------------------------
76cpwd:
77wd0_timeout: Default watchdog0 timeout in 1/10secs
78wd1_timeout: Default watchdog1 timeout in 1/10secs
79wd2_timeout: Default watchdog2 timeout in 1/10secs
80-------------------------------------------------
81da9052wdt:
82timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 2<= timeout <=131, default=2.048s
83nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
84	(default=kernel config parameter)
85-------------------------------------------------
86davinci_wdt:
87heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 600, default 60
88-------------------------------------------------
89ep93xx_wdt:
90nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
91timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=TBD)
92-------------------------------------------------
93eurotechwdt:
94nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
95	(default=kernel config parameter)
96io: Eurotech WDT io port (default=0x3f0)
97irq: Eurotech WDT irq (default=10)
98ev: Eurotech WDT event type (default is `int')
99-------------------------------------------------
100gef_wdt:
101nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
102	(default=kernel config parameter)
103-------------------------------------------------
104geodewdt:
105timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=131, default=60.
106nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
107	(default=kernel config parameter)
108-------------------------------------------------
109i6300esb:
110heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1<heartbeat<2046, default=30)
111nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
112	(default=kernel config parameter)
113-------------------------------------------------
114iTCO_wdt:
115heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds.
116	(2<heartbeat<39 (TCO v1) or 613 (TCO v2), default=30)
117nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
118	(default=kernel config parameter)
119-------------------------------------------------
120iTCO_vendor_support:
121vendorsupport: iTCO vendor specific support mode, default=0 (none),
122	1=SuperMicro Pent3, 2=SuperMicro Pent4+, 911=Broken SMI BIOS
123-------------------------------------------------
124ib700wdt:
125timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 0<= timeout <=30, default=30.
126nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
127	(default=kernel config parameter)
128-------------------------------------------------
129ibmasr:
130nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
131	(default=kernel config parameter)
132-------------------------------------------------
133imx2_wdt:
134timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds (default 60 s)
135nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
136	(default=kernel config parameter)
137-------------------------------------------------
138indydog:
139nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
140	(default=kernel config parameter)
141-------------------------------------------------
142iop_wdt:
143nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
144	(default=kernel config parameter)
145-------------------------------------------------
146it8712f_wdt:
147margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60)
148nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
149	(default=kernel config parameter)
150-------------------------------------------------
151it87_wdt:
152nogameport: Forbid the activation of game port, default=0
153nocir: Forbid the use of CIR (workaround for some buggy setups); set to 1 if
154system resets despite watchdog daemon running, default=0
155exclusive: Watchdog exclusive device open, default=1
156timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds, default=60
157testmode: Watchdog test mode (1 = no reboot), default=0
158nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
159	(default=kernel config parameter)
160-------------------------------------------------
161ixp2000_wdt:
162heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s)
163nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
164	(default=kernel config parameter)
165-------------------------------------------------
166ixp4xx_wdt:
167heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s)
168nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
169	(default=kernel config parameter)
170-------------------------------------------------
171ks8695_wdt:
172wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=5)
173nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
174	(default=kernel config parameter)
175-------------------------------------------------
176machzwd:
177nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
178	(default=kernel config parameter)
179action: after watchdog resets, generate:
180	0 = RESET(*)  1 = SMI  2 = NMI  3 = SCI
181-------------------------------------------------
182max63xx_wdt:
183heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 60, default 60
184nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
185	(default=kernel config parameter)
186nodelay: Force selection of a timeout setting without initial delay
187	(max6373/74 only, default=0)
188-------------------------------------------------
189mixcomwd:
190nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
191	(default=kernel config parameter)
192-------------------------------------------------
193mpc8xxx_wdt:
194timeout: Watchdog timeout in ticks. (0<timeout<65536, default=65535)
195reset: Watchdog Interrupt/Reset Mode. 0 = interrupt, 1 = reset
196nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
197	(default=kernel config parameter)
198-------------------------------------------------
199mv64x60_wdt:
200nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
201	(default=kernel config parameter)
202-------------------------------------------------
203nuc900_wdt:
204heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds.
205	(default = 15)
206nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
207	(default=kernel config parameter)
208-------------------------------------------------
209omap_wdt:
210timer_margin: initial watchdog timeout (in seconds)
211-------------------------------------------------
212orion_wdt:
213heartbeat: Initial watchdog heartbeat in seconds
214nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
215	(default=kernel config parameter)
216-------------------------------------------------
217pc87413_wdt:
218io: pc87413 WDT I/O port (default: io).
219timeout: Watchdog timeout in minutes (default=timeout).
220nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
221	(default=kernel config parameter)
222-------------------------------------------------
223pika_wdt:
224heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. (default = 15)
225nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
226	(default=kernel config parameter)
227-------------------------------------------------
228pnx4008_wdt:
229heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 60, default 19
230nowayout: Set to 1 to keep watchdog running after device release
231-------------------------------------------------
232pnx833x_wdt:
233timeout: Watchdog timeout in Mhz. (68Mhz clock), default=2040000000 (30 seconds)
234nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
235	(default=kernel config parameter)
236start_enabled: Watchdog is started on module insertion (default=1)
237-------------------------------------------------
238rc32434_wdt:
239timeout: Watchdog timeout value, in seconds (default=20)
240nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
241	(default=kernel config parameter)
242-------------------------------------------------
243riowd:
244riowd_timeout: Watchdog timeout in minutes (default=1)
245-------------------------------------------------
246s3c2410_wdt:
247tmr_margin: Watchdog tmr_margin in seconds. (default=15)
248tmr_atboot: Watchdog is started at boot time if set to 1, default=0
249nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
250	(default=kernel config parameter)
251soft_noboot: Watchdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, 0 to reboot
252debug: Watchdog debug, set to >1 for debug, (default 0)
253-------------------------------------------------
254sa1100_wdt:
255margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)
256-------------------------------------------------
257sb_wdog:
258timeout: Watchdog timeout in microseconds (max/default 8388607 or 8.3ish secs)
259-------------------------------------------------
260sbc60xxwdt:
261wdt_stop: SBC60xx WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x45)
262wdt_start: SBC60xx WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)
263timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30)
264nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
265	(default=kernel config parameter)
266-------------------------------------------------
267sbc7240_wdt:
268timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=255, default=30)
269nowayout: Disable watchdog when closing device file
270-------------------------------------------------
271sbc8360:
272timeout: Index into timeout table (0-63) (default=27 (60s))
273nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
274	(default=kernel config parameter)
275-------------------------------------------------
276sbc_epx_c3:
277nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
278	(default=kernel config parameter)
279-------------------------------------------------
280sbc_fitpc2_wdt:
281margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)
282nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
283-------------------------------------------------
284sc1200wdt:
285isapnp: When set to 0 driver ISA PnP support will be disabled (default=1)
286io: io port
287timeout: range is 0-255 minutes, default is 1
288nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
289	(default=kernel config parameter)
290-------------------------------------------------
291sc520_wdt:
292timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1 <= timeout <= 3600, default=30)
293nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
294	(default=kernel config parameter)
295-------------------------------------------------
296sch311x_wdt:
297force_id: Override the detected device ID
298therm_trip: Should a ThermTrip trigger the reset generator
299timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=15300, default=60
300nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
301	(default=kernel config parameter)
302-------------------------------------------------
303scx200_wdt:
304margin: Watchdog margin in seconds
305nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
306-------------------------------------------------
307shwdt:
308clock_division_ratio: Clock division ratio. Valid ranges are from 0x5 (1.31ms)
309	to 0x7 (5.25ms). (default=7)
310heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1 <= heartbeat <= 3600, default=30
311nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
312	(default=kernel config parameter)
313-------------------------------------------------
314smsc37b787_wdt:
315timeout: range is 1-255 units, default is 60
316nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
317	(default=kernel config parameter)
318-------------------------------------------------
319softdog:
320soft_margin: Watchdog soft_margin in seconds.
321	(0 < soft_margin < 65536, default=60)
322nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
323	(default=kernel config parameter)
324soft_noboot: Softdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, 0 to reboot
325	(default=0)
326-------------------------------------------------
327stmp3xxx_wdt:
328heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 4194304, default 19
329-------------------------------------------------
330tegra_wdt:
331heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. (default = 120)
332nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
333	(default=kernel config parameter)
334-------------------------------------------------
335ts72xx_wdt:
336timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1 <= timeout <= 8, default=8)
337nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
338-------------------------------------------------
339twl4030_wdt:
340nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
341	(default=kernel config parameter)
342-------------------------------------------------
343txx9wdt:
344timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0<timeout<N, default=60)
345nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
346	(default=kernel config parameter)
347-------------------------------------------------
348w83627hf_wdt:
349wdt_io: w83627hf/thf WDT io port (default 0x2E)
350timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default=60.
351nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
352	(default=kernel config parameter)
353-------------------------------------------------
354w83697hf_wdt:
355wdt_io: w83697hf/hg WDT io port (default 0x2e, 0 = autodetect)
356timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default=60)
357nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
358	(default=kernel config parameter)
359early_disable: Watchdog gets disabled at boot time (default=1)
360-------------------------------------------------
361w83697ug_wdt:
362wdt_io: w83697ug/uf WDT io port (default 0x2e)
363timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default=60)
364nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
365	(default=kernel config parameter)
366-------------------------------------------------
367w83877f_wdt:
368timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30)
369nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
370	(default=kernel config parameter)
371-------------------------------------------------
372w83977f_wdt:
373timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds (15..7635), default=45)
374testmode: Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0
375nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
376	(default=kernel config parameter)
377-------------------------------------------------
378wafer5823wdt:
379timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default=60.
380nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
381	(default=kernel config parameter)
382-------------------------------------------------
383wdt285:
384soft_margin: Watchdog timeout in seconds (default=60)
385-------------------------------------------------
386wdt977:
387timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300, default=60)
388testmode: Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0
389nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
390	(default=kernel config parameter)
391-------------------------------------------------
392wm831x_wdt:
393nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
394	(default=kernel config parameter)
395-------------------------------------------------
396wm8350_wdt:
397nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
398	(default=kernel config parameter)
399-------------------------------------------------
400