amdsbwd — device driver for the AMD southbridge watchdog timers
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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
History
The amdsbwd driver first appeared in FreeBSD 7.3 and FreeBSD 8.1.
Name
amdsbwd — device driver for the AMD southbridge watchdog timers
See Also
watchdog(4), watchdog(8), watchdogd(8), watchdog(9)
Synopsis
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:
deviceamdsbwd
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
amdsbwd_load="YES"
