watchdog.conf

The following paths are searched, in this order: /etc/watchdog.conf, /data/etc/watchdog.conf and /boot/watchdog.conf. Files that are present are used to source in options for configuring the system watchdog.

This is a simple shell script that should contain only NAME="value" lines. The file is sourced by many init scripts.

Sets the watchdog device. Defaults to /dev/watchdog.

Determines the watchdog feed timeout, in seconds. Defaults to 5.

If set, determines the thermal zone used to read the system temperature (e.g. thermal_zone0). Disabled by default.

Determines the temperature threshold, in degrees Celsius, above which the system generates a panic. Disabled by default.

Determines how often, in seconds, to check the temperature. Defaults to 10.

Determines how often, in seconds, to run the watchdog check scripts (if present and executable). Defaults to 10.

The system watchdog check script is located at /usr/libexec/watchdog-check, while the user watchdog check script is located at /data/etc/watchdog-check. They need to be executable and their exit code should be 0 if everything works fine. Other exit codes will determine a system panic.