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+This file provides information on the module parameters of many of
+the Linux watchdog drivers.  Watchdog driver parameter specs should
+be listed here unless the driver has its own driver-specific information
+file.
+
+
+See Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt for information on
+providing kernel parameters for builtin drivers versus loadable
+modules.
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------
+acquirewdt:
+wdt_stop: Acquire WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x43)
+wdt_start: Acquire WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+advantechwdt:
+wdt_stop: Advantech WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x443)
+wdt_start: Advantech WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=63, default=60.
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+alim1535_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0 < timeout < 18000, default=60
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+alim7101_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30
+use_gpio: Use the gpio watchdog (required by old cobalt boards).
+	default=0/off/no
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+ar7_wdt:
+margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default=60)
+nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+at32ap700x_wdt:
+timeout: Timeout value. Limited to be 1 or 2 seconds. (default=2)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+at91rm9200_wdt:
+wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=5)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+at91sam9_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. (default = 15)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+bcm47xx_wdt:
+wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=30)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+bfin_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=((2^32)/SCLK), default=20)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+coh901327_wdt:
+margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)
+-------------------------------------------------
+cpu5wdt:
+port: base address of watchdog card, default is 0x91
+verbose: be verbose, default is 0 (no)
+ticks: count down ticks, default is 10000
+-------------------------------------------------
+cpwd:
+wd0_timeout: Default watchdog0 timeout in 1/10secs
+wd1_timeout: Default watchdog1 timeout in 1/10secs
+wd2_timeout: Default watchdog2 timeout in 1/10secs
+-------------------------------------------------
+davinci_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 600, default 60
+-------------------------------------------------
+ep93xx_wdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=TBD)
+-------------------------------------------------
+eurotechwdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+io: Eurotech WDT io port (default=0x3f0)
+irq: Eurotech WDT irq (default=10)
+ev: Eurotech WDT event type (default is `int')
+-------------------------------------------------
+gef_wdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+geodewdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=131, default=60.
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+i6300esb:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1<heartbeat<2046, default=30)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+iTCO_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds.
+	(2<heartbeat<39 (TCO v1) or 613 (TCO v2), default=30)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+iTCO_vendor_support:
+vendorsupport: iTCO vendor specific support mode, default=0 (none),
+	1=SuperMicro Pent3, 2=SuperMicro Pent4+, 911=Broken SMI BIOS
+-------------------------------------------------
+ib700wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 0<= timeout <=30, default=30.
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+ibmasr:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+indydog:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+iop_wdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+it8712f_wdt:
+margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60)
+nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+it87_wdt:
+nogameport: Forbid the activation of game port, default=0
+exclusive: Watchdog exclusive device open, default=1
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds, default=60
+testmode: Watchdog test mode (1 = no reboot), default=0
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+ixp2000_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+ixp4xx_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds (default 60s)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+ks8695_wdt:
+wdt_time: Watchdog time in seconds. (default=5)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+machzwd:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+action: after watchdog resets, generate:
+	0 = RESET(*)  1 = SMI  2 = NMI  3 = SCI
+-------------------------------------------------
+max63xx_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 60, default 60
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+nodelay: Force selection of a timeout setting without initial delay
+	(max6373/74 only, default=0)
+-------------------------------------------------
+mixcomwd:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+mpc8xxx_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in ticks. (0<timeout<65536, default=65535)
+reset: Watchdog Interrupt/Reset Mode. 0 = interrupt, 1 = reset
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+mpcore_wdt:
+mpcore_margin: MPcore timer margin in seconds.
+	(0 < mpcore_margin < 65536, default=60)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+mpcore_noboot: MPcore watchdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots,
+	0 to reboot (default=0
+-------------------------------------------------
+mv64x60_wdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+nuc900_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds.
+	(default = 15)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+omap_wdt:
+timer_margin: initial watchdog timeout (in seconds)
+-------------------------------------------------
+orion_wdt:
+heartbeat: Initial watchdog heartbeat in seconds
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+pc87413_wdt:
+io: pc87413 WDT I/O port (default: io).
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in minutes (default=timeout).
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+pika_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeats in seconds. (default = 15)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+pnx4008_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 60, default 19
+nowayout: Set to 1 to keep watchdog running after device release
+-------------------------------------------------
+pnx833x_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in Mhz. (68Mhz clock), default=2040000000 (30 seconds)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+start_enabled: Watchdog is started on module insertion (default=1)
+-------------------------------------------------
+rc32434_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout value, in seconds (default=20)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+riowd:
+riowd_timeout: Watchdog timeout in minutes (default=1)
+-------------------------------------------------
+s3c2410_wdt:
+tmr_margin: Watchdog tmr_margin in seconds. (default=15)
+tmr_atboot: Watchdog is started at boot time if set to 1, default=0
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+soft_noboot: Watchdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, 0 to reboot
+debug: Watchdog debug, set to >1 for debug, (default 0)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sa1100_wdt:
+margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sb_wdog:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in microseconds (max/default 8388607 or 8.3ish secs)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sbc60xxwdt:
+wdt_stop: SBC60xx WDT 'stop' io port (default 0x45)
+wdt_start: SBC60xx WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sbc7240_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=255, default=30)
+nowayout: Disable watchdog when closing device file
+-------------------------------------------------
+sbc8360:
+timeout: Index into timeout table (0-63) (default=27 (60s))
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sbc_epx_c3:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sbc_fitpc2_wdt:
+margin: Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+-------------------------------------------------
+sc1200wdt:
+isapnp: When set to 0 driver ISA PnP support will be disabled (default=1)
+io: io port
+timeout: range is 0-255 minutes, default is 1
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sc520_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1 <= timeout <= 3600, default=30)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+sch311x_wdt:
+force_id: Override the detected device ID
+therm_trip: Should a ThermTrip trigger the reset generator
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=15300, default=60
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+scx200_wdt:
+margin: Watchdog margin in seconds
+nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
+-------------------------------------------------
+shwdt:
+clock_division_ratio: Clock division ratio. Valid ranges are from 0x5 (1.31ms)
+	to 0x7 (5.25ms). (default=7)
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (1 <= heartbeat <= 3600, default=30
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+smsc37b787_wdt:
+timeout: range is 1-255 units, default is 60
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+softdog:
+soft_margin: Watchdog soft_margin in seconds.
+	(0 < soft_margin < 65536, default=60)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+soft_noboot: Softdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, 0 to reboot
+	(default=0)
+-------------------------------------------------
+stmp3xxx_wdt:
+heartbeat: Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to 4194304, default 19
+-------------------------------------------------
+ts72xx_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1 <= timeout <= 8, default=8)
+nowayout: Disable watchdog shutdown on close
+-------------------------------------------------
+twl4030_wdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+txx9wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0<timeout<N, default=60)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+w83627hf_wdt:
+wdt_io: w83627hf/thf WDT io port (default 0x2E)
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default=60.
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+w83697hf_wdt:
+wdt_io: w83697hf/hg WDT io port (default 0x2e, 0 = autodetect)
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default=60)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+early_disable: Watchdog gets disabled at boot time (default=1)
+-------------------------------------------------
+w83697ug_wdt:
+wdt_io: w83697ug/uf WDT io port (default 0x2e)
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255 (default=60)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+w83877f_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=30)
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+w83977f_wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds (15..7635), default=45)
+testmode: Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+wafer5823wdt:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1 <= timeout <= 255, default=60.
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+wdt285:
+soft_margin: Watchdog timeout in seconds (default=60)
+-------------------------------------------------
+wdt977:
+timeout: Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300, default=60)
+testmode: Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+wm831x_wdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------
+wm8350_wdt:
+nowayout: Watchdog cannot be stopped once started
+	(default=kernel config parameter)
+-------------------------------------------------