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2The Linux WatchDog Timer Power Management Guide
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5Last reviewed: 17-Dec-2018
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7Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
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9Introduction
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11This document states rules about watchdog devices and their power management
12handling to ensure a uniform behaviour for Linux systems.
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15Ping on resume
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17On resume, a watchdog timer shall be reset to its selected value to give
18userspace enough time to resume. [1] [2]
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20[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10252209/
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