hangcheck module (was Re: FAI install hangs on endless "scrolling screen" with kernel 2.6)

[P.S.S.Camp]

CONFIG_HANGCHECK_TIMER:

    The hangcheck-timer module detects when the system has gone
    out to lunch past a certain margin.  It can reboot the system
    or merely print a warning.

    Symbol: HANGCHECK_TIMER [=m]
    Prompt: Hangcheck timer
      Defined at drivers/char/Kconfig:978
      Depends on: X86_64 || X86
      Location:
        -> Device Drivers
          -> Character devices

It might me an idea to enable the watchdog devices these tend to be better
though it does mean crow-baring the watchdog package into the nfs-root
which wasn't pleasant as the packing was foobar so I had to tweak it.

Phill.


On Wed, 25 May 2005, Holger Levsen wrote:

> Hi Phill,
>
> On Wednesday 25 May 2005 16:43, you wrote:
> > Is there any chance this could go in the hangcheck module could be put
> > into the standard fai kernel build?
>
> what's the hangcheck module ? I guess enabling, but not using the module
> cannot do any harm, it just makes the kernel bigger ?
>
> -> Please file a bug against fai-kernels...
>
>
> regards,
> 	Holger
>

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