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amdsbwd

device driver for the AMD southbridge watchdog timers

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

device amdsbwd

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

amdsbwd_load="YES"

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

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

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

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

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