IOPWDOG(4)          NetBSD/evbarm Kernel Interfaces Manual          IOPWDOG(4)

NAME
     iopwdog -- Intel I/O Processor Watchdog Timer

SYNOPSIS
     iopxs* at mainbus?
     iopwdog* at iopxs?

DESCRIPTION
     The iopwdog driver supports the watchdog timer built-in to the following
     Intel I/O Processors:

     o   Intel i80321 I/O Processor

     The watchdog timer counts down at a fixed rate based on the clock speed
     of the XScale CPU core.  The period of the watchdog timer cannot be
     changed, nor can the watchdog time be disabled once is has been enabled.

SEE ALSO
     wdogctl(8)

HISTORY
     The iopwdog device first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.

AUTHORS
     The iopwdog driver was written by Jason R. Thorpe
     <thorpej@wasabisystems.com> and contributed by Wasabi Systems, Inc.

NetBSD 5.0_STABLE               August 2, 2002               NetBSD 5.0_STABLE
