NAME¶

amdsbwd — device driver for the AMD southbridge watchdog timers

SYNOPSIS¶

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

amdsbwd_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION¶

The amdsbwd driver provides watchdog(4) support for the watchdog timers present on the supported chipsets.

HARDWARE¶

The amdsbwd driver supports the following chipsets:

• AMD SB600/7x0/8x0/9x0 southbridges
• AMD Axx/Hudson/Bolton FCHs
• AMD FCHs integrated into Family 15h Models 60h-6Fh, 70h-7Fh Processors
• AMD FCHs integrated into Family 16h Models 00h-0Fh, 30h-3Fh Processors

SEE ALSO¶

watchdog(4), watchdog(8), watchdogd(8), watchdog(9)

HISTORY¶

The amdsbwd driver first appeared in FreeBSD 7.3 and FreeBSD 8.1.

AUTHORS¶

The amdsbwd driver was written by Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>. This manual page was written by Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>.