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VIAWD(4)		    Kernel Interfaces Manual		      VIAWD(4)

NAME
       viawd --	device driver for VIA south bridge watchdog timer

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

	     device viawd

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

	     viawd_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
       The  viawd  driver provides watchdog(4) support for the watchdog	inter-
       rupt timer present on VIA south bridge chipset (VT8251,	CX700,	VX800,
       VX855, VX900).

       The  VIA	 south bridge have a built-in watchdog timer, which can	be en-
       abled and disabled by user's program and	set between 1 to 1023 seconds.

       The viawd driver	when unloaded with running  watchdog  will  reschedule
       the watchdog to 5 minutes.

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

HISTORY
       The viawd driver	first appeared in FreeBSD 10.0.

AUTHORS
       The  viawd  driver  and	this manual page were written by Fabien	Thomas
       <fabient@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD	14.3		       December	7, 2011			      VIAWD(4)

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