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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
.Dt ICHWDT 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ichwdt
.Nd Intel 6300ESB ICH watchdog timer device
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "ichwdt* at pci?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver supports the watchdog timer of the Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub.
.Pp
The watchdog timer can be configured via
.Xr sysctl 8 .
.Pp
Once the watchdog timer resets the CPU, the driver reports it on the
next boot displaying the ``reboot on timeout'' message in the dmesg.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr watchdog 4 ,
.Xr sysctl 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
device first appeared in
.Ox 3.8 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Alexander Yurchenko Aq grange@openbsd.org .